[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 .... One Dutch captain of this period who was not really an explorer but 
who nevertheless... [DOC] [TLE] Abel Tasman - Wikipedia [PAR] Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best 
known for his voyages of 1642 ... Occupation, Navigator, explorer sea captain .... 
He mapped the north coast of Australia making observations on the land, called 
... one of his men without trial, was suspended from his office of commander, 
fined, and... [DOC] [TLE] Abel Janszoon Tasman | Dutch explorer and navigator | Britannica ... [PAR] Jun 10, 2016 ... On his first voyage (164243) in the service of the Dutch East. ... (modern Seram) 
Island (in modern Indonesia) as captain of the Mocha in 1634. ... He left New 
Zealand on January 4, 1643, at North Cape, under the impression that ... Tasman 
had circumnavigated Australia without seeing it, thus establishing... [DOC] [TLE] Abel Janszoon Tasman - Princeton University [PAR] A captain in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), Tasman was ... 
Zealand in 1642, with Documents Relating to His Exploration of Australia in 1644
. ... get near the shore without running the risk of having our pinnace dashed to 
pieces. ... He arrived back safely on June 15, 1643, having covered more than 
five... [DOC] [TLE] The Discovery of Van Diemen's Land in 1642 [PAR] In the 16th and 17th centuries the persistent policy of the Dutch was to conceal 
the ... the Western Coast of Australia had been several times sighted by Dutch 
Captains. ... still unsolved, he had made the first complete circumnavigation of 
Australia and New Guinea. ... [(2) By the voyage of Brouwer round Cape Horn in 
1643. ]. [DOC] [TLE] Abel Janszoon Tasman facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia ... [PAR] 1603-1659) was a Dutch navigator who discovered Tasmania and New 
Zealand's ... to Joanna Tierex in 1633, he became a ship's captain in the Dutch 
East India ... Tasman left Djakarta in August 1642 with two ships, the Heemskerk 
of 60 ... the northern coast of New Guinea in June 1643 after a voyage lasting 10 
months. [DOC] [TLE] Abel Janszoon Tasman by jaden white on Prezi [PAR] Mar 26, 2015 ... ... to Ceram (modern Seram) Island as captain of the Mocha in 1634. ... by 1642, 
Dutch navigators had discovered discontinuous stretches ... Batavia on June 14, 
1643, completing a 10-month voyage on which only 10 men had died from illness
. Tasman had circumnavigated Australia without seeing it, thus... [DOC] [TLE] CHAPTER I.  Discovery by Tasman, 1642 | NZETC [PAR] This secure position the Dutch leaders wisely used to extend their ... was to 
establish the insularity of Australia and to place the western coastline of New 
Zealand on ... If the land could be circumnavigated, the Company hoped that it 
would ... The vessel he appeared satisfied to leave without either its captain or its 
first mate. [DOC] [TLE] Biographical Notes 2 - mPEC [PAR] greatest of Dutch navigators, discoverer of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), New 
Zealand, the Tonga and the Fiji Islands, first circumnavigated Australia. .... 
However, Flinders believed that Nuyts was not the captain of the ship, since, on 
his ... and proceeded via the Cape of Good Hope to Australia, New Zealand, 
Tahiti,... [DOC] [TLE] Captain Cook - History World [PAR] The English authorities now forbid Hudson to serve the Dutch, so his last journey 
is ... He and his crew survive the dark freezing months, but not without 
discontents. ... Tasman discovers Tonga in January 1643, and the Fiji islands in 
February. ... century before the continent of Australia is properly discovered and 
charted. [DOC] [TLE] British Empire Article: Empire in Your Backyard: Imperial Plymouth [PAR] It was thanks largely to the successful rise of Holland as

Question: In 1642 & 1643 this Dutch captain circumnavigated Australia without seeing it
Answer: (Abel) Tasman