[DOC] [TLE] Jeopary Question, EXPLORERS - TriviaBistro.com [PAR] Jeopardy Question: EXPLORERS - In 1642 this Dutchman was commissioned to 
find the Great Southern Continent. [DOC] [TLE] Abel Tasman - Wikipedia [PAR] Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best 
known for his voyages of 1642 ... For other uses, see Abel Tasman (
disambiguation). ... Locach was Marco Polo's name for the southern Thai 
kingdom of Lavo, .... the extent of understanding the Dutch had of the Australian 
continent at the time. [DOC] [TLE] First voyage of James Cook - Wikipedia [PAR] The first voyage of James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society 
expedition to ... The voyage was commissioned by King George III and 
commanded by ... They resumed their journey on 26 December, rounded the 
Cape of Good .... to search the south Pacific for signs of the postulated rich 
southern continent of... [DOC] [TLE] European exploration of Australia - Wikipedia [PAR] The European exploration of Australia was the exploration of Australia by 
Europeans or white explorers, encompassing several waves of seafarers and 
land explorers. The first documented encounter was that of Dutch navigator 
Willem ... Dutch seafarers visited the west and north coasts of the continent, as 
did French... [DOC] [TLE] Abel Janszoon Tasman | Dutch explorer and navigator | Britannica ... [PAR] Jun 10, 2016 ... Greatest of the Dutch navigators and explorers, who discovered Tasmania, ... On 
his first voyage (164243) in the service of the Dutch East... ... with the 
hypothetical southern continent of the Pacific remained unknown. ... See All 
Stories ... van Diemen of the Indies commissioned him to explore southward. [DOC] [TLE] A Short History of Australia - The Dawn of Discovery [PAR] A Dutch map published at Amsterdam in 1591 did indeed indicate a large stretch 
... That was one important step towards the discovery of Australia - the finding of 
..... he had discovered the Great Southern Continent, and in 1610 a narrative of 
the ..... By 1642, when Tasman was commissioned to command his first voyage of
... [DOC] [TLE] On this day in history: Abel Tasman discovers Tasmania - Australian ... [PAR] Nov 24, 2011 ... On this day in 1642, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman first sighted Van Deimen's ... 
Tasman was commissioned by the Dutch East India Company to investigate the 
rest of this mysterious Southern land, then called Terra australis incognita. ... "
Although Tasman did not meet the indigenous inhabitants of Van... [DOC] [TLE] Northwest Passage | acidhistory [PAR] When Cook was 8 years old the family moved to Great Ayton where his father ... 
The Admiralty commissioned an expedition to record the transit of Venus passing 
the ... The map includes the track of Tasman's first voyage 1642-43 from Mauritius
. ... who was familiar with the sea Cook could not find a great Southern continent,
... [DOC] [TLE] Natives and high surfs kept Tasman from leaving footprints  The ... [PAR] While the search for better passage ways continued for decades, the Dutch found 
the main ... after expedition southward, in search of the mysterious 'Southern 
continent'. ... important to develop good relationships with these newly 
discovered tribes. ... On August 19, 1642, Tasman and his ships departed for the 
island of... [DOC] [TLE] Abel Tasman - Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand [PAR] Feb 8, 2005 ... They wanted to know if there was a southern sea route to Chile which they ... 
eager to profit from the untapped resources of the great southern continent ... On 
13 December 1642 the Dutch sighted 'a large land, uplifted high'... [DOC] [TLE] Abel Janszoon Tasman: His Life and Voyages [PAR] THE GREAT DISCOVERY VOYAGES TO THE SOUTH LAND, 1642 AND 1644: ... 
He was inspired by the hope of finding the sea-route to the East, and winning for 
his country ... It was Dutch ships and Dutch sailors that distributed throughout 
Europe the ...... The Great Unknown Southern Continent--Terra Australis 
Incognita,... [DOC] [TLE] Terra Australis, Terre de Quir, and the Great Southern Continent [PAR] Jul 21, 2009 ... The great southern continent was supposed to cover much of the ... this time with

Question: In 1642 this Dutchman was commissioned to find the Great Southern Continent
Answer: Abel Tasman