Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Chapman's centenary memorial of Captain Cook's description of New Zealand one hundred years ago
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Geo. T. Chapman, Publisher
Place
Date
1870
Physical Description
xx, 164 pages, 6 unnumbered pages : illustrations, facsimile, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Copy 16871 "Presented to Mr Edwin Tremain a mark of respect by an old fellow workman[?] 26th may 1870"
Content
"Reprint of Cook's charts of New Zealand, Mercury Bay, Bay of Islands, Cook Strait, and Tolaga Bay, with 27 descriptive illustrations and facsimile of Cook's handwriting.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Oceania - Discovery and exploration]
Includes index. AWMM copy no. 31826 is a working annotated pre-publication copy, without illustrations, but containing handwritten letters, notes, drawings and news clippings.
Associated Notes
Digitised version of annotated AWMM Library copy 31826 available to read online in pdf format
Collection Type
General Collection
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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