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Geological and topographical atlas of New Zealand. Six maps of the provinces of Auckland and Nelson

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  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    G9081.C5 HOC (Library of Congress Call Number)

    18645 (Cat ID)

    11983 (DBTextworks system ID)

    9603 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

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    Catalogue

    • Object Type

      book

    • Name/Title
      Geological and topographical atlas of New Zealand. Six maps of the provinces of Auckland and Nelson
    • Primary Maker

      August Petermann

       Ferdinand Hochstetter

    • Contributor/Publisher
      T. Delattre
    • Place
      Auckland, New Zealand
    • Date
      1864
    • Physical Description

      1 atlas : 6 colour maps ; 32 cm.

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

      3 items in this collection. View all items.

    • Subject Category

      Geology--New Zealand--Auckland (Region)--Maps

      Geology--New Zealand--Nelson District--Maps

    • Content
      Maps
      1. New Zealand. Scale 1:5,000,000. Inset: The Isthmus of Auckland.
      2. The southern part of the Province of Auckland showing the routes and surveys. Scale 1:700,000. Insets: The Taupo-Lake ; The Lake District.
      3. The ist[h]mus of Auckland with its extinct volcanoes. Scale 1:120,000 (image attached)
      4. The harbours and bays of Aotea and Kawhia topograhically and geologically explored. Scale 1:120,000.
      5. Rotomahana or the Warm Lake and the hot springs. Scale 1:12,000.
      6. Geological map of the Province of Nelson. Scale 1:300,000.
    • Public Access Text

      Originally published: Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1863. Copy 20163 contains maps published for the German edition, 1863, with English translations pasted on the opposite sheets, but has an English title page and boards. Copy 20164 contains maps published in Auckland dating from 1864-5 (in English). Copy 20164, map 2 has been extracted and encapsulated and is classed as a sheet map at G9081.C5 (map drawers). Copy 20160 is without cover boards and is missing map 2 (DU 436 .

      1 Map6?) See also the accompanying English text to this atlas: The geology of New Zealand in explanation of the geographical and topographical atlas of New Zealand... / by Dr F. von Hochstetter and Dr A. Petermann ; translated by Dr C. F. Fisher (QE 342 HOC, NZ Reserve).

    • Collection Type
      Reserve Collection
    • Copyright
      All rights reserved
    • Last Update
      06 Dec 2024

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