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Van Diemen's land (now Tasmania) was first circumnavigated by sea explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders.
Tasmania or back then it was known as Van Diemens Land.
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Van Diemen's Land was established as a colony in 1803, but continued to be administered by the Governor of New South Wales. In June 1825, Van Diemen's Land was separated administratively from New South Wales, and Hobart Town was declared the capital of the colony.
Indigenous Australians notwithstanding, Van Diemen's Land was first discovered by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642.
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first known European to visit Tasmania. He named it after the Governor of Batavia, Antony Van Diemen.
Abel Tasman first came across what is now Australia's southernmost state, Tasmania (then Van Diemen's land) on 24 November 1642.He returned to the northern region of Australia in 1644.
No explorer gave his name to Tasmania. Tasmania was first known as Van Diemen's Land from 1642, when Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered it. In 1856, Queen Victoria approved a petition to rename the island of Van Diemen's Land 'Tasmania' in honour of Tasman.
Tasmania, Australia's island state, was originally named Van Diemen's Land by Abel Tasman, the Dutch explorer who discovered it.
Daan van der Zee has written: 'Openingsrede voor het 2e Christelijk sociaal congres' -- subject(s): Church and state 'Van Diemens roode vlucht'
The Australian island state of Tasmania was named after Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. It was not named by Tasman: originally, Tasman named the land Van Diemen's Land, after the Dutch Governor of Batavia, Antony Van Diemen. In 1856, Queen Victoria approved a petition to rename Van Diemen's Land to Tasmania, in honour of its discoverer.