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	Abel Tasman Summary
		Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - October 10 1659), was a Dutch seafarer and explorer, born in Lutjegast, a village in the province of Groningen, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the VOC (Dutch East India Company).
		Tasman was born in Groningen, Holland, in 1603.
		Tasman had intended to proceed in a northerly direction but as the wind was unfavourable he steered east, and on 13 December sighted land on the north-west coast of South Island, New Zealand.
	www.bookrags.com /Abel_Tasman (3760 words)

	Abel Tasman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tasman was born in 1603 in Lutjegast, the Netherlands, a village in the province of Groningen.
		Tasman had some knowledge of the prevailing winds and so he chose Mauritius as a turning point and from there a course was set towards what was presumed to be the southern coast of Australia.
		From the point of view of the VOC Tasman's explorations were a disappointment: he had neither found a promising area for trade nor a useful new shipping route.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abel_Tasman (1175 words)

	New Zealand History - How NZ was Discovered and named by Abel Tasman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tasman's instructions were to take possession of all continents and islands discovered and set foot on in the course of his voyage "on behalf of their High Mightinesses the States-General of the United Provinces".
		Two ships were prepared for the voyage : the "Zeehaen", a flute, (a long, narrow ship - like a flute - with a rounded stern and three masts) of 100 tons carrying 50 men, and the "Heemskerck", the flagship, a small warship of around 60 tons and carrying 60 men.
		Tasman noted that the men in the canoes "had fl hair tied together right on top of their heads, in the way and fashion the Japanese have it at the back of the head, but their hair was longer and thicker.
	www.newzealandatoz.com /abeltasman.php (1661 words)

	Abel Janszoon Tasman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Abel Janszoon Tasman was born in the village of Lutjegast, in today's province of Groningen in the Netherlands, in 1603.
		He prepared two ships, the Zeehaen, a "flute," a long narrow ship of 100 tons carrying 50 men, and the Heemskerck, a small warship of about 60 tons with 60 men.
		The stamps from the Netherlands and New Zealand have a map of the area of New Zealand which Tasman sighted, in the vicinity of the coast between modern Hokitika and Okarito, on the west coast of the South Island.
	sio.midco.net /dansmapstamps/tasman.htm (191 words)

	Marahau, The Abel Tasman Village - New Zealand - History of Marahau
		The soft-shored bays and estuaries of Abel Tasman coast are easily accessible by sea and afforded fresh water and a range of food resources.
		Tasman had charge of two ships, the Zeehaen and the Heemskerck, and made landfall off the West Coast, in the vicinity of Punakaiki, on December 13.
		While the cock boat from the Zeehaen was ferrying between the expedition ships, it was rammed by one of the canoes.
	www.abeltasman.net.nz /history.html (1560 words)

	anchor-tasman
		Grahame Anderson believes he has located the anchor Tasman lost from his ship just off Tasmania's coast in 1642 and he is hoping to bring it back to the surface.
		Abel Tasman, the European discoverer of New Zealand, sighted the west coast in the Hokitika-Abut Head area around noon on 13 December 1642.
		Isaac Gilsemans and the voyages of Abel Tasman
	www.abeltasman.org /anchor-tasman.html (1056 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This was the kind of ship that the great explorers of the early 1600's favored: Willem Janszoon's Duyfken, which brought Australia its first Western visitors in 1606, was a yacht.
		Abel Tasman commanded a similar vessel — the 80-ton Heemskerck — when he first sighted the coast of New Zealand 36 years later.
		These ships were no small feat of workmanship, measuring up to 130 feet and carefully fitted together without the use of nails.
	www.burningsea.com /shipguide/Yacht/History.htm (1484 words)

	Dictionary of Australian Biography T-V (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In August 1642 Tasman was sent in command of an expedition for the discovery of the "Unknown Southland" which was believed to be in the south Pacific.
		Proceeding south Tasman skirted the southern end of Tasmania and turned north-east until he was off Cape Frederick Henry on Forestier's Peninsula.
		Tasman then went north along the west coast of North Island, eventually turned north-west to New Guinea, and arrived at Batavia on 15 June 1643.
	gutenberg.net.au /dictbiog/0-dict-biogT-V.html (20444 words)

	Abel Tasman National Park - Ace Rental Cars New Zealand
		Abel Tasman N.P. is famous for it's lush temperate forest and perfect crescent shaped golden beaches, guarded by ancient granite pinnacles.
		Abel Tasman National Park was founded in 1942 as part of the tricentenary celebrations of the discovery of New Zealand by Dutch Seaman Abel Tasman.
		According to Tasman's ship reports the Maori sounded a horn, unaware that this was in fact a challenge.
	www.acerentalcars.co.nz /Touring_Nelson_Region_Abel.htm (517 words)

	News from the Abel Tasman : -
		Abel Tasman Wilson's Experiences were announced winners of the Qualmark 'Tourism Mark of Quality' Award at the New Zealand Tourism Awards gala presentation held in Wellington, 23 August 2006.
		Therefore the Tasman District Council and judges of this category would like to congratulate Abel Tasman Wilson's Experiences Ltd for the dedication they have shown to preserving the cultural heritage of the area, their families stories and their willingness to share this with the people on their tours.
		Abel Tasman Wilson's Experiences is among the first tourism businesses to be licensed to use the industry's official Qualmark quality mark under the national quality endorsement system launched last October.
	news.abeltasman.co.nz (5627 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Tasman, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tasman Sea arm of the S Pacific Ocean between Australia and New Zealand; named for Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.
		Tasman Glacier largest glacier of New Zealand, 18 mi (29 km) long and 5.6 mi (9 km) wide, on the South Island, in the Southern Alps.
		Tasman Networks Lands $15 Million in Latest Financing Round; New CFO and VP of Engineering Strengthen Tasman's Quest to Offer A New Choice for Edge Routing.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Tasman, (610 words)

	The Voyage of Abel Jansan Tasman, 1642. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		TASMAN sailed from BATAVIA on the 14th of August 1642, with two vessels belonging to the Dutch East-India company, the ship HEEMSKIRK and the ZEE-HAAN pink; he went first to MAURITIUS, the south end whereof lies in 20°.
		To the chief of eighteen robust men and their wives, TASMAN made a present of a pair of breeches and a shirt, with which, on putting them on, he fancied himself wonderfully fine.
		On the 26th ditto they fetched two boat-loads of water for each ship, and bartered for a plentiful, recruit of vegetables, etc. here likewise it was found that these islanders only wanted opportunity to lay their hands on what did not belong to them.
	gutenberg.net.au /ebooks06/0600621h.html (4602 words)

	Abel Tasman
		Tasman was not to let on the importance placed on silver and gold, should he encounter possible trading sources, and he was to treat all natives encountered in the most friendly and unintimidating manner possible.
		Tasman was not this and worked north until able to round the point Cook would later call Cape Farewell and anchoring in quieter water inside the western end of Cook's Strait.
		Tasman named this land Staaten Landt, on the belief it may be a continuation of that land originally called such by Le Maire.
	www.muffley.net /pacific/dutch/tasman.htm (2183 words)

	New Zealand : In Depth : History \| Frommers.com
		Abel Tasman & Dutch Discovery -- The first recorded sighting of New Zealand by Europeans occurred in December 1642.
		Abel Tasman, who was scouting territory for the Dutch East India Company, spied the west coast of the South Island, entered Golden Bay, and met the Maori before even reaching land.
		Tasman fired at the retreating canoes and departed.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/newzealand/0313020044.html (1169 words)

	Historical Observations
		Tasman observed these early Tongans and wrote down one of the earliest recordings of a Tongan Tatatau.
		Tasman did not, however, go into great detail, but his records are still an important source of Tongan history.
		We therefore also hoisted our white flag astern, upon which there came alongside our ship a small prow [canoe] with four persons in it; they were able-bodied men, having their bodies painted fl form the waist to the thighs and their necks hung round with leaves.
	tongan_tattoo.tripod.com /TonganTattoo/id1.html (1484 words)

	Abel Tasman National Park Coach and Walk Packages
		Settle back for a scenic trip, pass orchards and vineyards to the gateways of the Abel Tasman National Park.
		Around midday abandon ship at Anchorage for a nature walk along sandy beaches, via picture-perfect lookouts and through some of the best native bush and scenery the coastal track has to offer.
		For those who like a full day of exercise this is a great way to experience the lower half of the Abel Tasman National Park.
	www.abeltasmantravel.co.nz /onedayers/longer-walks.html (324 words)

	Golden Bay Museum and Gallery - Strangers In Mohua
		Tasman was a master mariner, a sailor who, from humble beginnings, rose to high command, enlarging the then known world.
		Tasman’s chief concern was to avoid the possibility of a lee shore.
		Tasman mapped only a part of New Zealand, and never landed, but one Dutch sailor seems to have been left in Golden Bay, whether dead or alive we can only guess.
	www.virtualbay.co.nz /gbmuseum/strangers.htm (917 words)

	James Cook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tasman believed it was possible that he had discovered the west coast of a great continent stretching across the South Pacific to join with Staten Island near the southeastern tip of South America.
		Cook's failure to find the passage from the east had little or no impact on his subsequent circumnavigation of New Zealand but it is interesting to speculate that had he penetrated the gap and sailed north he may have discovered some of the harbours he failed to find during his visits to New Zealand.
		Unlike the chart bound in with Tasman's "State Archives Journal" this chart shows a gap in the coastline, in the area of Cook Strait, and is in accordance with the entry in Tasman's journal for 24 December 1642.
	delzur_research.tripod.com /nzresearch/cook_secret_search.htm (2088 words)

	Planet Neptune - George Lin's New Zealand Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The ship departed from the dock and we sailed into mist and light rain.
		The ship headed toward the Tasman Sea and it was bringing some big swells into the mouth of the fiord.
		At the end of the kayaking, there were already a bunch of crazy guys jumping off the ship for a very very very cold swim.
	www.planetneptune.com /pn/travel/nz/nz2001210.shtml (501 words)

	Ahoy - Mac's Web Log-Early Dutch Explorers on the Australian Coast 1606 - 1636-
		Jan Carstanz with the ships Pera and Arnhem, was next in 1623, exploring the area named after one of the vessels Arnhem Land, but the crew of the latter ship all mutinied leaving Carstanz in Pera to continue alone.
		She was ship wrecked on a reef off the Western Australia coast on the 4th.
		Abel Tasman had been sent by van Dieman to explore Terra Austalis, he made his first sighting on the west coast of Tasmania which was then named van Dieman's Land in 1642 after his boss, he then went on to discover New Zealand.
	ahoy.tk-jk.net /macslog/EarlyDutchExplorersontheA.html (610 words)

	WaveLength Magazine - December/January 1996 Issue
		It is interesting to read a visitor's perspective of an area that is one's "backyard" (Paddling the Abel Tasman Park, by Whitney Potter, WaveLength Aug/Sep 95).
		His first beach stop, Observation Beach was never seen by Abel Tasman in 1642 -- he was at the other end of the Park at Whariwhirangi, 25 km away.
		As a matter of historical interest, a misunderstanding in protocol led to death of four of Tasman's men when they were rowing from one of their ships to the other.
	www.wavelengthmagazine.com /1995/dec95abeltas.php (1236 words)

	They set sail from Holland - shipwrecks and discoveries in Australian waters
		This ship wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos in 1712.
		Abel Tasman, detail taken from a 17th century portrait by J.G. Cuyp.
		Tasman's 1642 and 1644 voyages, a brief history.
	www.carijansen.com /ships/dutch_aus/dutch.html (1001 words)

	Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschapppij / United Netherlands Navigation Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The end of World War 1 in 1918 was for the Dutch Shipping Companies a period of optimism, because the German Shipping Companies had disappeared from the seas and the demand for shipping tonnage was high.
		Several directors of Dutch Shipping Companies decided to start a new company to fill the gap left behind by the Germans especially the Deutsche Ost Afrika Linie (German East Africa Line), Woermann.
		When all the ships were under Dutch flag the David Steamship Company Ltd. was liquidated.
	www.theshipslist.com /ships/lines/vns.htm (4388 words)

	Abel Tasman (ship) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Abel Tasman was the first ferry of the TT-line (Tasmania) - a passenger/vehicle ferry that was built at HDW Nobiskrug, Rendsburg, Germany for the TT-line (Germany) as the Nils Holgersson (3) for the Travemünde - Trelleborg route in 1975 along whith her sister Peter Pan (2).
		This turned out to be the Nils Holgersson (3) from the TT-line (Germany), which also came with an option to buy her sister ship Peter Pan (2) one year later (which never came to pass).
		The Abel Tasman first went back to her builders yard for a refit, and for a large box-like structure to be added to the stern of the ship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abel_Tasman_(ship) (385 words)

	Spido 'Abel Tasman' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Passenger ship in the Spido fleet, 54 meters with open "sky deck".
		This ship has a capacity of 600 passengers: 320 passengers in the two inner lounges and 280 passengers on the upper deck.
		The Abel Tasman was designed by Fred van den Berg, and was built in the Lobith shipyard.
	home.planet.nl /~kblaauw/tas (59 words)

	Maritime Topics On Stamps, Navigation Nautic
		The log was used to measure the speed of a ship.
		The position, the course, the speed, the wind (force and direction), the height of the sea, the visibility, the clouds, the temperature of air and water, the movement of the the ship, every unusual event and nowadays even the rotation of the ships engine will be recorded.
		In business shipping the times of the magnetic compass are gone, he was replaced by the gyro compass.
	www.shipsonstamps.org /Topics/html/navigat.htm (2060 words)

	French Pass: European Maori History.
		Although Cook did not discover or venture through the French Pass the replica ship Endeavour sailed through the Pass on slack water in a moving display with local craft on January 17th 2000.
		Abel Tasman was the first European to see the Marlborough Sounds in 1642.
		In 1827 French Sea Captain Dumont D'Urville, on board Astrolabe, was the first European to tackle the treacherous French Pass between D'Urville Island and the mainland.
	www.frenchpass.com /history.html (225 words)

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		We learned that this ship, the Arent sailed from Texel in the Netherlands, on 23 April last in a fleet comprising the ships Salamander and Zutphen, the yacht Leeuwerick and the galiot Visscher.
		We dared not put her on the wind because of the strong gusts which we had; this wind was mixed with hail and rain to such an extent that we feared the ship would not survive through it, but at noon the storm abated somewhat, so that we hauled to the wind.
		Having hailed our friends of the flute ship Zeehaen we called out to them whether it would not be best and wisest since during this fog and darkness it is very dangerous and hardly possible to recognise known land, let alone to be able to discover strange lands, to set the course to the east.
	www.abeltasman.org /journal-tasman.html (12784 words)

	Global Adrenaline :: Australia New Zealand :: New Zealand
		The Abel Tasman National Park, on the northern coast of the South Island, is New Zealand's smallest national park.
		His ship sailed the rugged west coast of the South Island until it found a place to drop anchor in the calm sheltered bays of this area.
		The Southern Alps of the South Island act as a barrier for the moisture-laden winds from the Tasman Sea, resulting in a wet climate on the western side of the mountains and a relatively dry climate on the eastern side.
	www.globaladrenaline.com /australianewzealand/newzealand (1838 words)

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