‘BAYE DES MEURTRIERS/ DE MOORDENAARS BAAY.’

– This original antique print shows Murderers Bay / Golden Bay in New Zealand or the attack on Abel Tasman’s ships in Tasman Bay in 1642. Illustration from Tasman’s 1642/43 voyage.

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Description

This original antique print shows Murderers Bay / Golden Bay in New Zealand or the attack on Abel Tasman’s ships in Tasman Bay in 1642. Illustration from Tasman’s 1642/43 voyage.

Made by Jakob van der Schley after Jacques Nicolas Bellin.

Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 19.2 x 25.2 cm (7.56 x 9.92 inch). Image size: 13.8 x 18.2 cm. (5.43 x 7.17 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Dark brown spot in image. Tiny worm hole in caption area. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ABEL TASMAN-MURDERERS BAY-NEW ZEALAND-VOC-SHIPS | RBOS-A9-01

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published in 1758 by De Hondt, The Hague. Early engravings from Antoine Francois Prevost: Histoire Generale des Voyages. Vol. 16. These are illustrations were previously published by Francois Valentijn in 1726.

Biography engraver: Jakob van der Schley (1715-1779) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver, who mostly did portrait engravings and frontispieces for books throughout his career.