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Tasman's Journal

de Bonaparte-kaart from Abel Tasman's voyage

Abel Tasman (1603–1659)
Extract Uittet Journael vanden Scpr Commandr Abel janssen Tasman, bij hem selffs int ontdecken van't onbekende Zuijdlandt gehouden
Extract from the Journal of the Skipper Commander Abel Janssen Tasman/ kept by himself in discovering the unknown South Land.
manuscript journal; 1 volume, bound in vellum

The full journal of Tasman's first voyage was lost, but two abridged versions or 'extracts' survived. Neither are confirmed as written in Tasman's hand. An 1898 English translation of the journal can be viewed online on the OCLC-PICA site.

You can view one version of Tasman's Journal at the Dutch National Archives or download it as a pdf (44.6Mb).

You can also view a version of the journal at the State Library of New South Wales, where an English translation can also be found.

Read more information about Tasman's Journal and voyages, translated from the Dutch National Archives website.