Western Awareness 1643-1799
Europe first learned of Fiji’s existence in 1643, when the Dutch East Indies yacht Heemskerck commanded by Abel Tasman and the flute Zeehaen blundered across our north-eastern reefs and islands.
Europe first learned of Fiji’s existence in 1643, when the Dutch East Indies yacht Heemskerck commanded by Abel Tasman and the flute Zeehaen blundered across our north-eastern reefs and islands.
