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 |
| 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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