Publishing "First Contacts" - Early accounts of Tasman’s 1642 voyage

The support and feedback for the book project First Contacts: The early Pacific and European accounts of Abel Tasman’s 1642 voyage has been amazing. More than 50 sponsors have so far donated to the publication cost.

Why is this book important?

This book offers a new and different view on Abel Tasman’s 1642-43 voyage. It brings together several Māori and Tongan oral traditions of the first encounters with Europeans and discusses Tasman’s voyage with a strong emphasis on the indigenous perception.

With three days to go and the target getting closer it should be possible to bring this to a positive outcome. Thank you!