Early European Exploration Links

Most of these explorers have many websites, if you can't find what you are after on this page try: www.google.com

Abel Janszoon Tasman (1602/3?-1659)

Essay on Tasman from the online Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
Tasman's Journal - Abel Tasman's Journal of his voyage of discovery 1642-1643 transcribed by Brian Hooker.

The Ship - excellent site to support the BBC documentary series about Cook and his voyages. Includes several informative articles, a flash animation history of navigation and a virtual 3D tour of the Endeavour.
Cook Internet resources - maintained by the Captain Cook Society. Contains chronology, some pics and links.
Captain Cook site developed by Michael Dickinson. Contains lots of information and some beautiful images as well as a comprehensvie Links section.
A modern day Endeavour - NASA site comparing Cook's Endeavour to the Endeavour spaceship.
John Cawte Beaglehole, a brief biography of the New Zealand historian best known for his work on James Cook's journals. Site run by Victoria University Library.
Essay on Cook from the online Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.

Joseph Banks' journal of a voyage on HMS Endeavour, August 1768 - July 1771 and other information relating to Banks held at the State Library of New South Wales. See also a biography of Banks on the Australian National Botanic Gardens site.
Daniel Charles Solander (1733-1782), 'Botanist and Nature's Argonaut' on the Endeavour, 1768-1771. A biography of Solander from the Australian National Botanic Gardens site. See also the HM Bark Endeavour Foundation site for more information on Solander.
Jules-Sebastien-Cesar Dumont d'Urville (1790-1842) - lots of good information - Antarctic philately site! See also the essay on Dumont d'Urville from the online Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.