“ THIS land being the first land we have met with in the South Sea, and not known to any European nation, we have conferred on it the name of Anthoony van Diemenslandt, in honour of [our] Hon. Governor - General. ”
ये शब्द नॆदरलैंडवासी एबल टैज़मन ने नवंबर २५, १६४२ में, तस्मानिया द्वीप को देखने के एक दिन बाद कहे ।