Cape Farewell is a headland in New Zealand, the most northerly point on the South Island, it was first mapped by Abel Tasman, he was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages of 1642 and which year, in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)?
Cape Farewell, New Zealand Cape Farewell is a headland in New Zealand, the most northerly point on the South Island. It is located just west of Farewell Spit. First mapped by Abel Tasman, it was named by British explorer Captain James Cook in 1770 —it was the last land seen by his crew as they departed on the ship's homeward voyage.
Abraham Momber van de Velde Abraham Momber a.k.a. Abraham Momber van de Velde was the last commander ("opperhoofd") of the Dutch East India Company settlement on Mauritius. He followed Roelof Deodati as the de facto Dutch governor on November 25, 1703. On November 15, 1707, the Company's premises, goods, and administration were almost entirely destroyed by a fire. The same year instructions had been received from the Company to abandon the island. Most Dutch families were transported on two ships to Cape Town, where they arrived on January 26, 1709. After destroying everything they could not take with them, to prevent the abandoned station to be of service to anyone else, Momber and his garrison left on January 25, 1710, to Batavia on the ship "Beverwaart".