Obviously, I referred to the name of a state called Tasmania did not exist, and this is correct. Captain Cook too did not exist!
Ah, I see (not!). Of course the province of Tasmania didn't exist. That seems a pretty trivial point. On the other hand, with reference to Noah
et al, your deity would have had to know about the existence of the
island of Tasmania, n'est-ce pas? Especially since old Noah would have had to take organisms like the thylacines and tasmanian devils (
Sarcophilus harrisii) - none of which are/were found anywhere BUT Tasmania - with him on his boat, right?