Tag Archives: Dirk Hartog

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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SIGNALS – Tasman Map Book Review

Posted on March 31, 2020 by ianburnet

History Underfoot by Jeffrey Mellefont Like me, many Signals readers will have entered the State Library of NSW through the northern portico of the Mitchell Library and then crossed the vestibule to the muted reading room that’s so solemn with … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 31, 2019 by ianburnet

Coming to a bookshop near you – the story of the Tasman Map Every visitor who passes through the vestibule of the Mitchell Library stops to admire the magnificent marble mosaic of the Tasman Map which fills the entire vestibule … Continue reading →

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