Tasman’s journal

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Tasman’s journal is the written account by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman documenting his pioneering 1642–1643 voyage that led to the first known European sightings of Tasmania and New Zealand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exploration journal ⓘ
primary historical source ⓘ
travel diary ⓘ
author Abel Tasman ⓘ
commissionedBy Dutch East India Company ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic ⓘ
dateWritten 1642–1643 ⓘ
describes coastal landmarks ⓘ
interactions with Māori ⓘ
nautical observations ⓘ
navigation details ⓘ
shipboard life ⓘ
weather conditions ⓘ
documents Abel Tasman’s first major voyage ⓘ
coastlines of New Zealand ⓘ
coastlines of Tasmania ⓘ
encounters with Indigenous peoples in the Pacific ⓘ
exploration of the Southern Ocean ⓘ
first known European sighting of New Zealand ⓘ
first known European sighting of Tasmania ⓘ
sea routes south of Australia ⓘ
voyage of 1642–1643 ⓘ
endTime 1643 ⓘ
hasAuthorRole Abel Tasman ⓘ
hasPart coastal sketches ⓘ
illustrations ⓘ
maps ⓘ
narrative entries ⓘ
nautical log entries ⓘ
hasVersion manuscript copies ⓘ
printed editions ⓘ
translated editions ⓘ
language Dutch ⓘ
location Netherlands ⓘ
publisher Dutch East India Company ⓘ
relatedTo Abel Tasman ⓘ
Dutch East India Company voyages ⓘ
discovery of New Zealand ⓘ
discovery of Tasmania ⓘ
significance earliest detailed European written record of New Zealand ⓘ
earliest detailed European written record of Tasmania ⓘ
key source for history of Dutch exploration in the Pacific ⓘ
startTime 1642 ⓘ
subject Age of Discovery ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration

European exploration of the Pacific ⓘ
maritime exploration ⓘ
usedBy cartographers ⓘ
historians of exploration ⓘ
maritime historians ⓘ

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1642–1643 Pacific voyage → relatedWork → Tasman’s journal ⓘ