Tag Archives: VOC

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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The Tasman Map – IMCOS Book Review

Posted on December 6, 2021 by ianburnet

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Map History Books of 2020 – The Tasman Map

Posted on July 13, 2021 by ianburnet

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Talking about the Spice Islands – with Janet de Neefe and Ian Burnet

Posted on September 27, 2020 by ianburnet

For those who missed the talk on Instagram Live last week, then here is a link to the conversation between Janet de Neefe and Ian Burnet about Spices, the Spice Islands and Indonesia’s extraordinary maritime history.

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Batavia – Onrust Island

Posted on May 15, 2018 by ianburnet

Pulau Onrust is an island in Jakarta Bay that was developed by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as a shipyard to repair their ships. Consequently it housed a permanent staff of artisans such as carpenters, sailmakers, ropemakers etc.etc. The … Continue reading →

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Batavia and the Dutch Golden Age

Posted on January 16, 2018 by ianburnet

The exhibition Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age: Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum, is on display at the Art Gallery NSW until 18 February. The United East India Company (VOC), one of the world’s first joint stock companies, was founded in … Continue reading →

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East Indies (update)

Posted on April 21, 2016 by ianburnet

The book East Indies tells of the struggle of the East India Companies for trade supremacy in the Eastern Seas over two centuries. It follows the trade winds and the trade routes to the port cities across Asia and the … Continue reading →

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Terra Australis 1606 ( podcast with maps)

Posted on April 11, 2016 by ianburnet

Please follow the link to see a talk given recently at the Royal Australian Historical Society on the first European discovery or sighting of Australia in 1606 by the Dutch voyage led by Willem Janzoon and the Spanish voyage led … Continue reading →

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Treasure Ships – Art in the Age of Spices – Part 1

Posted on June 22, 2015 by ianburnet

This exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia includes 300 outstanding and rarely-seen works of ceramics, decorative arts, furniture, metalware, paintings, prints, and textiles from public and private collections around the world. The selected works of art reveal how … Continue reading →

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