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Anton van Diemen

Anton van Diemen , 1593-1645, Dutch colonial official. As governor-general for the Dutch East India Company in the East Indies after 1636, he captured Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Malacca from the Portuguese. He sent Abel Tasman on exploring voyages. Tasman called an island that he found (1642) Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania).

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Van Diemen's land former name (until 1855) for Tasmania (see Abel Tasman).

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Van Diemen's Land The former name of Tasmania, Australia. Its name commemorates Anthony van Diemen (1593–1645), Dutch governor of Java, who sent TASMAN on his voyage of exploration.

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