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Van Diemen's Land
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Van Die·men's Land  (vn dmnz, vän)
See Tasmania.

Van Diemen's Land [væn ˈdiːmənz]
n
(Placename) the former name (1642-1855) of Tasmania


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In 1803, Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) was also settled as a penal colony, followed by Moreton Bay (Queensland) in 1824.
Among these 23 new maps are to be found two of Australian interest, f36 and f37, or pages 199 and 200, being respectively, T'Landt van de Eendracht and Anthoni van Diemens Landt aldaereerst beseylt ode ontdeckt by de Schepen Heemskerck ende Zeehaen den 24 November 1642 [Anthony van Diemens Land first sailed to and discovered by the ships Heemskerck and Zeehaen the 24th November 1642].
Every Span fan there will have had their own favourites - mine were Seagull, Scullion King and Van Diemens Land - but picking highlights is perhaps a little derisory given that this was a set with no weaknesses.
 
 
 
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