Rare collectors map showing the route taken by Abel Tasman (1603-1659?), the great Dutch navigator and explorer on his way rounding the Australian continent and discovering Tasmania, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji. This chart compiled by Francois Valentyn was included in his 8-volume history of the East Indies entitled Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien that was published in Amsterdam by Gerard Onder de Linden and the bookseller Joannes van Bram between 1724 and 1726.
This map is a real cornerstone in any Australian map collection and rarely appears on the market. Title: KAART der Reyse van ABEL TASMAN volgens fyn eygen opftel