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Diemen, Antony Van

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Governor of the Dutch possessions in India, born in Holland; was a zealous coloniser; at his instance Abel Tasman was sent to explore the South Seas, when he discovered the island which he named after him Van Diemen's Land, now Tasmania after the discoverer (1593-1645).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Diemen, Antony Van'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​d/diemen-antony-van.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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