The First Explorers of New Zealand and Their Written Legacy in the West and in Russia

ЮГО-ВОСТОЧНАЯ АЗИЯ: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ, 2025, №3(68), 335-347

 
Annotation: This article is dedicated to the main sources on European exploration of New Zealand in the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries – works by Abel Tasman and James Cook. There is a brief review of history of their edition and research in the Western countries and in Russia.

Keywords: New Zealand, Abel Tasman, James Cook, Russia, expeditions, written legacy