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Tasman, Abel Janszoon. Journal of his discovery of Van Diemen's…
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Melbourne
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22-Oct-2017
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Tasman, Abel Janszoon. Journal of his discovery of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand in 1642. With documents relating to his exploration of Australia in 1644... To which are added, Life and labours of Abel Janzsoon Tasman, by J.E. Heeres. Amsterdam, 1898. Folio, photolithographic facsmile of the original illustrated manuscript, a few illustrations hand-coloured, and English translation, with 4 folding facsmiles of early charts and folding isogonic map, errata slip, original gilt-ruled vellum (back board with a scratch), ribbon-tied. Slight foxing., The first full publication of Tasman's journal, rediscovered in the nineteenth century: one of 200 copies of the de luxe issue in vellum.
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Printed & Written Material: Historical Documents