Bonaparte Tasman Map (c. 1644) (Q111496201)
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early manuscript map of Australia, formerly in the collection of Prince Roland Bonaparte
- The Tasman Map
- Tasman Composite Chart
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Bonaparte Tasman Map (c. 1644) |
early manuscript map of Australia, formerly in the collection of Prince Roland Bonaparte |
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Bonaparte Tasman Map (English)
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The Tasman Map (English)
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Tasman Composite Chart (English)
Carten dese landen Zin ontdeckt bij de compangie ontdeckers behaluen het norder deelt van noua guina ende het West Eynde van Java dit Warck aldus bij mallecanderen geuoecht ut verscheijden schriften als mede ut eijgen beuinding bij abel Jansen Tasman. (Dutch)
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Map: these lands were discovered by the Company's explorers except for the northern part of New Guinea and the west end of Java. This work thus put together from different writings as well as from personal observation by Abel Jansen Tasman, A.D. 1644, by order of His Excellency the Governor-General Antonio van Diemen (English)
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Hulst van Keulen
1859
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In 1859 Hulst van Keulen, a mapmaker in Amsterdam, was in possession of the map. (English)
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The map was acquired by Frederick Muller when the Van Keulen company went out of business. In 1891 Frederick Muller then sold the map to Prince Roland Bonaparte, ... (English)
In 1891 the original 17th century map was listed for sale by Frederick Muller & Co. (English)
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... there is no date or cartographer written on the map ... It may have been drawn by Isaac Gilsemans, a merchant on Tasman’s second voyage in 1644 or under the supervision of Franz Jacobszoon Visscher, Tasman's chief pilot. (English)