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Manuscripts of the Journal of 1642. 



Mr. Leupe describes three contemporary manuscripts which are 

 preserved in Holland : — 



1. R.A. 1. In the State Archives at the Hague. Consists of 28 



double folio leaves, bound in a volume which forms part of 

 a collection made by Cornelis Sweers. It is badly written 

 and kept in a slovenly manner, probably by a young officer 

 on board the Heemskeroh. 



2. R.A. 2. In the State Archives. In a large folio volume con- 



taining 196 pages, very neatly written, with a large number 

 of charts and drawings, some coloured. It bears the auto- 

 graph signature, of Tasman, and is apparently a lair copy of 

 the official journal kept on board the Heemshc?vk. It is pro- 

 bably the manuscript used by Valontyu in compiling his 

 account. He reproduced most of the maps and sketches. 

 This manuscript, with the charts and drawings, is to be 

 reproduced in facsimile in Messrs. Fred. Mailer & Go's, 

 forthcoming edition. 



3. II. v. M. In the possession of Mr. Huydecoper van Marsseveen. 



In a folio volume, smaller than R.A. 2, contains 112 pages, 

 neatly written, with three small charts and some sketches. It 

 also is a copy of an original journal, and is not signed. It 

 has some particulars not given in R.A. 2. It is from Cornelis 

 Sweers' collection. 



The following manuscripts are also known : — 



4. Brit. Mus. 8946. Pint. C.L. xxu. D. In the British Museum. It 



is carelessly written, and contains 38 charts and sketches. 

 Probably a copy of B.A. 2. This manuscript was bought in 

 London at Mr. Lloyd's sale, some time before 1776, for half-a- 

 guinea, and was subsequently acquired by Sir Joseph Banks. 

 In 1776 Banks employed the Revd. Charles G. Woide, 

 Chaplain of the Dutch Chapel at St. James's, to translate it. 

 Woide's translation was used by Captain Burney in his work. 

 About 1868 the late Mr. J. E. Calder published in the Tas- 

 mahian Times the account of the discovery of Tasmania taken 

 from Burney. 



5. Amongst the hydrographieal documents belonging to the. pub- 



lishing firm of Van Keulen of Amsterdam, there was for- 

 merly a manuscript copy of the Journal. It was probably 

 a copy agreeing with R.A. 2, and, it is said, bore Tasman's 

 signature. Mr. Swart printed the complete Journal from this 

 copy, 1854-59. 



6. Mr. Lauts mentions that a manuscript copy of the Journal was 



bought by the bookseller Bom, of Amsterdam, in 1835. 



