Abel Tasman vs Nicolas Poussin
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Compare the life timelines of Abel Tasman (1603–1659) and Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1603 to 1659.
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Abel Tasman (1603–1659)
- — Born in Lutjegast, Netherlands Verified
- — Married Jannetje Tjaers in Amsterdam Verified
- — Entered the service of the Dutch East India Company Verified
- — Departed Batavia on his great voyage of discovery Verified
- — Sighted Tasmania, naming it Van Diemen's Land Verified
- — Became the first European to sight New Zealand Verified
- — Sighted Tonga and the Fiji islands Verified
- — Charted the northern coast of Australia on his second voyage Verified
- — Died in Batavia Verified
Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)
- — Born near Les Andelys in Normandy Verified
- — Left Normandy for Paris to pursue painting Verified
- — Settled in Rome Verified
- — Painted The Death of Germanicus for Cardinal Francesco Barberini Verified
- — Married Anne-Marie Dughet Verified
- — Painted the second version of Et in Arcadia ego (The Arcadian Shepherds) Verified
- — Returned to Paris as First Painter to King Louis XIII Verified
- — Returned permanently to Rome Verified
- — Painted the Four Seasons cycle, his final major work Verified
- — Died in Rome Verified