Abel Janszoon Tasman's Journal of His Discovery of Van Diemens Land and New Zealand in 1642 with Documents Relating to His Exploration of Australia in 1644.

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

Being photo-lithographic facsimiles of the original Manuscript in the Colonial Archives at the Hague with an English translation and facsimiles of original maps to which are added Life and Labours of Abel Janszoon Tasman by J.E. Heeres ... and Observations made with the Compass on Tasman's Voyage by Dr. W. Van Bemmelen ... Amsterdam: Frederik Muller & Co. 1898. Thick large folio. Orig. full vellum. Spine Gilt. T.e.g. The silk ties on front and back covers are perished. (x 196 ii 60 ii 164 ii 22pp.). With 45 maps some of which are double-page and some partly hand-col. as well as 5 large fold. maps inside back cover and text-illusts. Errata-slip at end. Some foxing on end-papers as usual otherwise fine and complete. NOTE: Only 200 copies were printed. (F.16722). Rare.