Download or read book Abel Janszoon Tasman written by James Backhouse Walker and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch seafarer, explorer and merchant, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the VOC. He was the first known European explorer to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand, and to sight the Fiji islands. His navigator Francois Visscher, and his merchant Isaack Gilsemans, mapped substantial portions of Australia, New Zealand and some Pacific Islands. No life of the first circumnavigator of Australia has hitherto appeared in English. Nothing has been accessible to the English reader but an abstract of one voyage and a few lines in biographical dictionaries. This is scarcely surprising, when we consider how careless Tasman's own countrymen have been of his fame. Fifty years ago all that had been printed in his own country consisted of short abstracts of a few voyages, and these were hidden away in bulky collections. Even the date and place of his birth were matter for conjecture .and dispute. Things are somewhat better now."

Download or read book The Ships of Abel Tasman written by Ab Hoving and published by Uitgeverij Verloren. This book was released on 2000 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Abel Tasman written by Maria Gill and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-11 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 300 years ago, a young Dutch sailor named Abel Tasman stood on the prow of a ship he and his crew had sailed across wild, uncharted waters. In the distance, through a shroud of mist, the rugged outline of steep hills rose from the ocean waves. Could this be Terra Australisthe great southern land? Abel Tasman and his crew were most likely the first Europeans the Aboriginal people of Australia and the Maori of New Zealand had ever seen. Join the journey and discover the legacy left behind. 'Maria Gills evocative text combines with Marco Ivancics imaginative illustrations to bring Abel Tasmans journey to life.' Rob Zaagman, Ambassadeur, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New Zealand.

Download or read book Down The Bay written by Philip Simpson and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abel Tasman National Park was a war-time baby, born in 1942 to protect the wonderful sequence of forested beaches and headlands, and which have become much-loved by both countless New Zealanders and visitors alike. Down the Bay is a tribute to this gem of New Zealand's national park system. Philip Simpson, an award-winning author of a number of books on New Zealand trees, presents a complete picture of the distinctive landforms of Abel Tasman, from the deep caves of the uplands to the distinctive granite headlands and golden-sand beaches, the diversity of plants and animals, the coastal environment, and overlays this with accounts of both M?ori and European history. As well the book records how Project Janszoon, a trust funded by a remarkable philanthropic gift, is working with the Department of Conservation to transform the park by removing pests and reintroducing threatened birds to restore the area to its former state. This is an inspiring and hopeful story of how the future of an important area of New Zealand is being secured for future generations. Down the Bay will be the first comprehensive and authoritative account of Abel Tasman National Park to ever be published, a book that will beautifully capture what is an unforgettable visitor experience.

Download or read book Abel Tasman National Park written by Abel Tasman National Park Board and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Abel Tasman written by Jacob Stamperius and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Marlborough and Nelson Rough Guides Snapshot New Zealand includes Abel Tasman National Park and Kaikoura written by Catherine Le Nevez and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-18 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide Snapshot to Marlborough and Nelson is the ultimate travel guide to this alluring part of New Zealand. It guides you through the region with reliable information and detailed coverage of all the sights and attractions, from the Marlborough wine country to Abel Tasman National Park and Kaikoura to Farewell Spit. Comprehensive maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and vineyards, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether you're passing through or are on a longer trip. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to New Zealand, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around Marlborough and Nelson, including transport, food, drink, costs and health. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to New Zealand. Full coverage: Queen Charlotte Track, Nelson, Abel Tasman National Park, Heaphy Track, Marlborough Wine Country, Kaikoura (Equivalent printed page extent 106 pages).

Download or read book Abel Tasman National Park written by New Zealand. Abel Tasman National Park Board and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Abel Tasman National Park written by Abel Tasman National Park Board and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Abel Tasman and the Discovery of New Zealand written by B. Slot and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: De ontdekking van Nieuw-Zeeland in 1642-1644 en de levensloop van expeditieleider Abel Tasman (1603-1659).

Download or read book Abel Tasman written by Charles Manning Hope Clark and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book My Father s Islands written by Christobel Mattingley and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 2012 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the 1640s and Claesgen lives in Batavia with her stepmother, Jannetje, waiting weeks, and sometimes months, for her father, Abel Tasman, to come back from his sea voyages. When he returns, Tasman delights his young daughter with tales of treacherous oceans and relentless wild weather, hazards of unseen coral reefs and endless days of empty ocean, encountersboth friendly and hostilewith indigenous peoples, murder and theft, and the threat of smugglers and pirates. Inspired by a 1637 painting of the Tasman family by Jacob Cuyp and meticulously researched, My Fathers Islands is a fictional story told through the voice of Claesgen. Tasmans young daughters curiosity about her fathers life takes the reader on his voyage on the unchartered seas of the Pacific Ocean, in the search for unknown lands and new sources of riches for the powerful trading company, the Dutch East India Company. My FathersIslands opens up to children a significant, but little known, part of Australias historythe European discovery of parts of the Unknown South Land by the heroic explorer and navigator, Abel Janszoon Tasman.

Download or read book The Voyages of Abel Janszoon Tasman written by Andrew Sharp and published by London : Clarendon P.. This book was released on 1968 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief references to Aborigines encountered on voyage.

Download or read book Awaroa Legacy written by Carol Dawber and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederick Brown Hadfield arrived in Nelson in 1858 with his family. Two sons, Harry Roodhouse Hadfield and William Welby Hadfield, farmed at Awaroa Bay from 1863; this book centres on William and his wife Adele, nee Martha Adele Ann Snow, and their descendants.

Download or read book Abel Tasman National Park written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Abel Tasman written by Manning Clark and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stranger Love written by Richard Woolley and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spun around the real events of December 1642, when Dutchman Abel Tasman first sighted New Zealand and Maori people first saw Europeans, STRANGER LOVE is a tale seen through the eyes of Tasmans sixteen-year old cousin, Jakob, and the similarly-aged daughter of a Maori chieftain, Te Ao-mihia. Jakobs desire to leave his dull clerks job and become a sailor is brutally fulfilled, when, during an attempt to lose his virginity in a brothel, he is press-ganged onto a ship. His journey to the East Indies almost kills him, but once there he manages to join Tasmans expedition to the Great Southland. Te Ao-mihia also longs to break free from the rules and regulations of her role as a village princess by finding a boy to explore the secrets of love with. In the end, Tasmans expedition never sets foot on land and his arrival in Maori waters leads to misunderstandings and bloodshed. How, despite this tragic conflict, the Dutch boy and Maori girl meet and find love, albeit of a strange kind, only to see that love become a death sentence, carries this tale of STRANGER LOVE to its bittersweet climax and poignant resolution. Richard Woolley has the rare gift of keeping you anxious to know what happens next. David Robinson, The Times