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The colony of New Zealand : its history, vicissitudes and progress

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    Catalogue

    • Object Type

      book

    • Name/Title
      The colony of New Zealand : its history, vicissitudes and progress
    • Primary Maker

      William Gisborne (Author)

    • Contributor/Publisher
      E. A. Petherick & Co.
    • Place
      London, England, United Kingdom
    • Date
      1888
    • Physical Description

      xii, 360 pages, [3] folded leaves of plates : colour maps ; 20 cm.

    • Language
      English
    • Level of Current Record
      Bib record
    • Member Object

      2 items in this collection. View all items.

    • Edition/State/Version
      1st edition
    • Subject Category

      New Zealand--Description And Travel--19th Century

      New Zealand--History

      New Zealand--Description And Travel--19th Century

    • Provenance Details
      Copy 17024 has "R Cox Hales, 1889" handwritten in ink on the title page and annotations in pencil on the inside back endpaper.
    • Content
      3 folded maps:
      New Zealand / by Keith Johnston. Inset: The Southern Alps of New Zealand from the Godley Glacier.
      Taupo volcanic zone / S. Percy Smith.
      Tarawera eruption: map shewing the great fissure and points of eruption / S. Percy Smith; with Section of the great fissure looking south-east.
    • Public Access Text

      Much is adapted from the author's 'Official Handbook' of 1883-84, to which his name was not attached. Account of the Taranaki War and its policy. An excellent precis of history, colonial policy, industries, and land regulations--Hocken, p. 389 "Attempt at a 'simple and comprehensive account of New Zealand ... its conditions, its resources and its capabilities' with emphasis on historical background.

      A carefully compiled narrative with information on land legislation and regulations, statistics, etc"--Bagnall 2129

    • Collection Type
      Reserve Collection
    • Copyright
      All rights reserved
    • Last Update
      19 Dec 2023
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