Author of works about voyages of discovery, including that of Abel Tasman.
Valentijn, Francois, 1656-1727
Valentyn, Francois, 1656-1727
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Gilsemans, Isaac, fl 1630s-ca 1645 :Baye des Meurtriers. De Moordenaars Baay / J V Schl...
Date: 1642 - 1726
By: Gilsemans, Isaack, 1606?-1646; Schley, Jakob van der, 1715-1779
Reference: A-353-003
Description: Shows a view of the attack on Abel Tasman's ships in Tasman Bay or Murderer's Bay in December 1642, with a manned Maori waka in the foreground, and the two sailing ships behind, surrounded by other waka, one with a triangular sail. From abbe Prevost's Histoire generale des voyages... (1746-1758). Volume 16. Print missing from the Library's copy Other Titles - Murderers Bay Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Handcoloured engraving 180 x 153 mm, on sheet 254 x 196 mm.