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The Tasman Map – The Biography of a Map

Posted on November 17, 2025 by ianburnet

Please follow the link below to see a recording of a talk given to the Royal Australian Historical Society on the Tasman Map. https://www.ianburnetbooks.com/

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The Tasman Map – Abel Tasman, the Dutch East India Company and the first Dutch discoveries of Australia

Posted on August 22, 2024 by ianburnet

The first edition of this book, published in 2019, has been sold-out for some time. I have published an updated edition in 2024 with a new Forward and Preface. The book is available from the usual online retailers, from the … Continue reading →

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Best-Selling Dutch Biography Books

Posted on September 1, 2021 by ianburnet

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Schouten Island – Van Diemens Land – A Tragic Story

Posted on March 25, 2021 by ianburnet

Abel Tasman and his ships Heemskerck and de Zeehaen encountered what he named as Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) on 24 November 1642. As the Governor-General of the Dutch East India Company based in Batavia (Jakarta) it was Anthony van Diemen … Continue reading →

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The Tasman Map – Book Review

Posted on November 3, 2019 by ianburnet

Ian Burnet, The Tasman Map – The Biography of a Map: Abel Tasman, the Dutch East India Company and the first Dutch Discoveries of Australia, Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd, 2019 Having grown up in Sydney, I can remember as a … Continue reading →

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