Abel Janszoon Tasman's Journal of his discovery of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand in 1642
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Title
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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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Subject
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Australia--Discovery and exploration
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Voyages and travels
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Explorers
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Tasmania--History
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New Zealand
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Diaries
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Early maps
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Manuscripts, Dutch
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Oceania--Discovery and exploration
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New Zealand--History
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Category
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1. Settlement
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Author
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Tasman, Abel Janszoon
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Heeres, J.E.
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Bemmelen, W. van
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Publisher
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Frederik Muller
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Place of Publication
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Amsterdam
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Keywords
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Van Diemensland
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Current holder
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State Library of Tasmania
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Australian National Maritime Museum
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National Library of Australia
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State Library of New South Wales
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Period of reference
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1644 – 1644
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Date
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1898
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Item number
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910.9 TAS
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Access rights
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Digitised
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Rights
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In Copyright
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Country of origin
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Netherlands
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Language
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Dutch
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English
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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.
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Physical format
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Manuscripts
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Books
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Diaries
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Maps