Tasman’s journal
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Tasman’s journal is the written account by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman documenting his pioneering 1642–1643 voyage that led to the first known European sightings of Tasmania and New Zealand.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tasman’s journal canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Tasman’s journal Context triple: [1642–1643 Pacific voyage, relatedWork, Tasman’s journal]
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Supplément au voyage de Bougainville
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The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James
The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James is a 17th-century travel narrative recounting James’s perilous expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and his harrowing experiences in the Arctic.
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D.
Voyage to the Moluccas
Voyage to the Moluccas was the early 16th-century Spanish expedition, led by Ferdinand Magellan and later Juan Sebastián Elcano, that first circumnavigated the globe in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands.
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E.
A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
"A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits" is the published account of the early 19th-century Russian circumnavigation voyage of the Rurik, documenting its scientific explorations and discoveries in the Pacific and Bering Strait regions.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tasman’s journal Target entity description: Tasman’s journal is the written account by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman documenting his pioneering 1642–1643 voyage that led to the first known European sightings of Tasmania and New Zealand.
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A.
Supplément au voyage de Bougainville
Supplément au voyage de Bougainville is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that critiques European colonialism and morality through a fictional commentary on Louis Antoine de Bougainville’s Pacific voyage.
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B.
Journal of the Endeavour voyage
The "Journal of the Endeavour voyage" is the detailed account kept by naturalist Joseph Banks during Captain James Cook’s first Pacific expedition (1768–1771), documenting scientific observations, encounters with Indigenous peoples, and the natural history of newly explored regions.
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C.
The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James
The Strange and Dangerous Voyage of Captaine Thomas James is a 17th-century travel narrative recounting James’s perilous expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and his harrowing experiences in the Arctic.
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D.
Voyage to the Moluccas
Voyage to the Moluccas was the early 16th-century Spanish expedition, led by Ferdinand Magellan and later Juan Sebastián Elcano, that first circumnavigated the globe in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands.
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E.
A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
"A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits" is the published account of the early 19th-century Russian circumnavigation voyage of the Rurik, documenting its scientific explorations and discoveries in the Pacific and Bering Strait regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exploration journal
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primary historical source ⓘ travel diary ⓘ |
| author | Abel Tasman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1642–1643 ⓘ |
| describes |
coastal landmarks
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interactions with Māori ⓘ nautical observations ⓘ navigation details ⓘ shipboard life ⓘ weather conditions ⓘ |
| documents |
Abel Tasman’s first major voyage
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coastlines of New Zealand ⓘ coastlines of Tasmania ⓘ encounters with Indigenous peoples in the Pacific ⓘ exploration of the Southern Ocean ⓘ first known European sighting of New Zealand ⓘ first known European sighting of Tasmania ⓘ sea routes south of Australia ⓘ voyage of 1642–1643 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1643 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Abel Tasman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
coastal sketches
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illustrations ⓘ maps ⓘ narrative entries ⓘ nautical log entries ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
manuscript copies
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printed editions ⓘ translated editions ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| location | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Abel Tasman
NERFINISHED
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Dutch East India Company voyages ⓘ discovery of New Zealand ⓘ discovery of Tasmania ⓘ |
| significance |
earliest detailed European written record of New Zealand
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earliest detailed European written record of Tasmania ⓘ key source for history of Dutch exploration in the Pacific ⓘ |
| startTime | 1642 ⓘ |
| subject |
Age of Discovery
NERFINISHED
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European exploration of the Pacific ⓘ maritime exploration ⓘ |
| usedBy |
cartographers
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historians of exploration ⓘ maritime historians ⓘ |
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