Download or read book The History of Tasmania - Vol 1 written by John West and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The History of Tasmania" by John West tells about the first reported sighting of Tasmania by a European explorer Abel Tasman, a 1772 French expedition led by Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne who landed on the island, the mentions from Captain James Cook and numerous other Europeans. The book contains a colorful array of the names of topographical features, a section on Tasmanian Zoology, and a useful list of the chief places in this country.