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Anthony van Diemen Summary (960 words) |
 | Van Diemen's most brilliant achievements were his successful struggle against the Portuguese in Ceylon and Malacca, the signing of advantageous treaties with Acheh in northern Sumatra and with Ternate and Tidore in the Moluccas, particularly in connection with the spice trade, and the establishment of trade relations with China, Japan, and Tonkin. |
| Anthony van Diemen (1593–1645), or Antonius, Dutch colonial governor, was born in Culemborg in the Netherlands, the son of Bartholomeus van Diemen and Elisabeth Hoevenaar. |
| The name of Van Diemen's Land had acquired such odium that when it became a self-governing colony in 1855, one of the first acts of the new legislature was to change its name to Tasmania. |
| REINGA, CAPE - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand (579 words) |
| The north-western extremities of Aupori Peninsula are Cape Maria van Diemen and Cape Reinga. |
| Cape Reinga is about 4 miles north-east of Cape Maria van Diemen and is a steep headland, with a lighthouse 961 ft above sea level. |
| Cape Maria van Diemen (the northern extremity of the west coast) is 4 miles west and the North Cape lighthouse lies 20 miles to the east beyond Spirits Bay, Tom Bowling Bay, and Kerr Point. |
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