An island south of Australia and the smallest state of the Commonwealth. Its capital is Hobart. It was discovered and named Van Diemen's Island in 1642 by Abel Tasman, a Dutch navigator, in honor of the Dutch governor-general of the Dutch East Indian colonies. It was renamed for the discoverer in 1853. In 1803 it was taken over by Great Britain and was used as a penal colony. It was granted government in 1856 and federated as a state in 1901. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1190 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, p535)
    

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A woman of Van Diemen's Land. Engraving by J. Caldwall, 1784, after J. Webber, ca. 1777.

A man of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) encountered by Captain Cook during his third voyage, 1776-1780. Engraving by J. Caldwall, 1784 after J. Webber, 1777.

Pure Tasmanian honey from the wild leatherwood trees : product of Tasmania : 454g, 1 lb / supplied by Rowse Honey Ltd.

Wild flowers of Tasmania, or, Chatty rambles afloat and ashore, amidst the seaweeds, ferns, and flowering plants : with a complete list of indigenous ferns, and instructions for their cultivation / by S. Hannaford.

Some of my bush friends in Tasmania : native flowers, berries, and insects / drawn from life, illustrated in verse, and briefly described by Louisa Anne Meredith.

Annual report / Department of Public Health, Tasmania.

The aborigines of Victoria : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania / compiled from various sources for the government of Victoria by R. Brough Smyth.

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Wild flowers of Tasmania, or, Chatty rambles afloat and ashore, amidst the seaweeds, ferns, and flowering plants : with a complete list of indigenous ferns, and instructions for their cultivation / by S. Hannaford.

Some of my bush friends in Tasmania : native flowers, berries, and insects / drawn from life, illustrated in verse, and briefly described by Louisa Anne Meredith.

Annual report / Department of Public Health, Tasmania.

The aborigines of Victoria : with notes relating to the habits of the natives of other parts of Australia and Tasmania / compiled from various sources for the government of Victoria by R. Brough Smyth.

Report / Department of Public Health, Tasmania.