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