In January, 1644, Commodore Abel Janszoon tasman was despatched upon his second voyage of discovery to the South Seas, and his instructions, signed by the Governor-General of Batavia, Antonio Van Diemen, begin with a recital of all previous Dutch voyages of a similar character.
"The Naval Pioneers of Australia"
Louis Becke and Walter Jeffery
The 1644 voyage of tasman was made expressly for the purpose of exploring the north and north-western shores of the continent, and to prove the existence or otherwise of straits separating it from New Guinea.
"The Naval Pioneers of Australia"
Louis Becke and Walter Jeffery
This ship was the tasman, an American three-master, from Charlestown, where we were received with eager welcome and cordiality.
"An Antarctic Mystery"
Jules Verne
