Abel Janszoon Tasman's Journal of his discovery of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand in 1642
Item
- 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
- Tasman, Abel Janszoon
- Current holder
- State Library of Tasmania
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- National Library of Australia
- State Library of New South Wales
- Period of reference
- 1644 – 1644
- 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
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In Copyright
- Country of origin
- Netherlands
- Place
- Tasmania
- Language
- Dutch
- English
- Description from source
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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.
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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