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Summary

English: Melchesidech Thevenot's 1672 reprint of his 1663 reprint of Joan Blaeu's 1659 reprint of 1644 chart by Abel Tasman. Later copied by Emanuel Bowen in 1744, thought to have been used by w:James Cook. Tasman sailed north from w:New Zealand through the area marked Terre Australe. This image is from a copy held by the National Library of Australia. The image is in the public domain under both w:Australian copyright law and w:US copyright law.
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current13:44, 26 November 2008Thumbnail for version as of 13:44, 26 November 2008760 × 577 (81 KB)MoondyneCropped to remove NLA tagging
15:55, 9 June 2005Thumbnail for version as of 15:55, 9 June 2005760 × 592 (83 KB)MoondyneJoan Blaeu's map of 1659 after Jaszoon & Tasman's voyages of 1642 and 1643. As copied by the Frenchman Thevenot. This map was in turn copied by the Englishman Emmanuel Bowen in 1744 and thought to have been used by Cook. Tasman sailed north from New Zeala

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