| Reference number | CLP/7i/38 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'A short relation out of the journall of Captain Abel Jansen [Janszoon] Tasman, upon the discovery of the south terra incognita' by Edmond Halley |
| Date | [1679-1682] |
| Description | Relates to the 1642 expedition of Abel Janszoon Tasman, who explored modern day New Guinea, Fiji, New Zealand and Tasmania.
Subject: Exploration
Published in Philosophical Collections [later Philosophical Transactions] as 'A short relation out of the journal of Captain Abel Jansen Tasman, upon the discovered of the South Terra incognita; not long since published in the Low Dutch by Dirk Rembrantse.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 14p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink and graphite pencil on paper |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rscl.1682.0024 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8423 | Halley; Edmond (1656 - 1742); astronomer | 1656 - 1742 |