Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
The city of Auckland, New Zealand, 1840-1920
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Whitcombe & Tombs Limited
Place
Date
1922
Production date notes
MCMXXII
Physical Description
255 pages, 36 unnumbered leaves of plates (2 folded) : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portrait ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Collection
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Related Object Notes
Maori history of the Auckland Isthmus
MS-2002-38 Jack William Goodwin - papers
Subject Category
Provenance Details
6406 includes photograph of the Old Windmill, Auckland (glued into inside front cover) ; a tipped in colour illustration of Auckland's coat of arms ; a note from F. Rathbone, London showing high relief, Wedgewood miniatures of Lord and Lady Auckland with actual size ; a sketch (tipped in before page 65) of Auckland dated about 1850. Handwritten pencil note on preliminary page states: 'Sketch by Swanison - Auck. in 1850 from Mechanics Bat, p. 65' ; before back cover is a loose photocopy of a map of the City of Auckland from 1921. This copy is signed by Johannes Anderson.
084181 inscribed by the author to Claude Purchas, 15 March 1926, signed John Barr.
128435 accompanied by newspaper items and other ephemera.
Public Access Text
Prepared by direction of the Auckland City Council. Includes index. Errata note tipped in facing Contents page.
Associated Notes
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
General Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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