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Van Diemen's Land was the colonial name of the island of Tasmania used by the British during the European exploration and colonisation of Australia in the 19th century. The island, inhabited by Aborigines, was first encountered by the Dutch ship captained by Abel Tasman in 1642, working under the sponsorship of Anthony van Diemen, the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.
In 1832 he issued a Sketch of the history of Van Diemen's Land, illustrated by a map of the island, and an account of the Van Diemen's Land Company, [1] octavo, the map is by John Arrowsmith. [ 2 ] In 1836 he published an essay on Marine Insurances, their Importance, their Rise, Progress, and Decline, and their Claim to Freedom from Taxation ...
Known as Van Diemen's Land, the name changed to Tasmania, when the British government granted self-governance in 1856. [1] It was a colony from 1856 until 1901, at which time it joined five other colonies to form the Commonwealth of Australia.
Founders and Survivors; G. Governor Davey's Proclamation; M. Macquarie Harbour Penal Station; V. Van Diemen's Land Company; Van Diemen's Land v Port Phillip, 1851
Thomas James Lempriere (11 January 1796 – 6 January 1852) was a British colonial administrator in the Australian colony of Van Diemen's Land (present-day Tasmania).He is known for his diaries depicting the convict period in Van Diemen's Land, his work as a portrait and landscape painter, and his work as a pioneering naturalist.
True Colonist: Van Diemen's Land Political Dispatch And Agricultural And Commercial Advertiser: Hobart: 1834–1844 Trumpeter: Hobart: 1833–1850 Ulverstone Herald: Ulverstone: 1974 Ulverstone Post: Ulverstone: 1998–1999 Valley and East Coast Voice [41] St. Marys: 1971–current Valley Voice: St. Marys: 1968–1969 Van Diemen's Land Gazette ...
People of Van Diemen's Land (1825–1856), a British colony in Tasmania. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. ...
The Founders and Survivors project began in 2007 as a collaborative initiative between several universities, government agencies, demographers, genealogists, and population health researchers. The project extracted data related to convicts in Australia who were transported to Van Diemen’s Land or born there between 1803-1900.