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Abel Janszoon Tasman's Journal of his discovery of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand in 1642

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Title
Abel Janszoon Tasman's Journal of his discovery of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand in 1642
Subject
Australia--Discovery and exploration
Voyages and travels
Explorers
Tasmania--History
New Zealand
Diaries
Early maps
Manuscripts, Dutch
Oceania--Discovery and exploration
New Zealand--History
Category
1. Settlement
Author
Tasman, Abel Janszoon
Heeres, J.E.
Bemmelen, W. van
Publisher
Frederik Muller
Place of Publication
Amsterdam
Keywords
Van Diemensland
Person
Abel Janszoon
Current holder
State Library of Tasmania
Australian National Maritime Museum
National Library of Australia
State Library of New South Wales
Date
1898
Link
https://collections.sea.museum/objects/43017/abel-tasmans-journal-of-his-discovery-of-van-diemens-land?ctx=242a9b37-002f-4ded-adc0-0dbe2e6a6d3a&idx=444
https://stors.tas.gov.au/ILS/SD_ILS-253595
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/108976
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKMaxL8D7A
Item number
910.9 TAS
Access rights
Digitised
Rights
In Copyright
Country of origin
Netherlands
Place
Tasmania
Language
Dutch
English
Description from source
Full title: Abel Janszoon Tasman's Journal of his discovery of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand in 1642: with documents relating to his exploration of Australia in 1644 : being photo-lithographic facsimiles of the original manuscript...: with an English translation... to which are added Life and labours of Abel... by J.E. Heeres... and Observations made with the compass... by J.E. Heeres

Spine title: Journal of Tasman.

443 x 310 x 60 mm, [iv. 195], 57, 162, 21 p.: ill. (part col.), maps (part col.) ; 45 cm. Facsimile text with translation

5 maps on folded leaves in back pocket. English translation by J. de Hoop Scheffer and C. Stoffel. Facsim of: Journael ofte beschrijvinge door Abel Jansz. Tasman aegaende de ontdeckinge van 't oubekende Zuytlandt, in den jare anno 1642 [manuscript] / Abel Janszoon Tasman. Maps were originally produced in 1895 as a promotion for this publication.|Parital contents: The observations made with the compass on Tasman's voyage and the isogenic lines across the Indian and Pacific Oceans in 1640 / by W. van Bemmelen.

Five folded maps in end pocket.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Books
Diaries
Maps
Bibliographic citation
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