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Report on the eruption of Tarawera and Rotomahana, N.Z.

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  • Other Name

    Eruption of Tarawera (Alternate title)

  • Place
    Wellington, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    QE523 THO (Library of Congress Call Number)

    18625 (Cat ID)

    11960 (DBTextworks system ID)

    9581 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

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    Catalogue

    • Object Type

      book

    • Name/Title
      Report on the eruption of Tarawera and Rotomahana, N.Z.
    • Other Name

      Eruption of Tarawera (Alternate title)

    • Primary Maker

       Algernon Thomas (Author)

    • Contributor/Publisher
      By authority, George Didsbury, Government Printer
    • Place
      Wellington, New Zealand
    • Date
      1888
    • Physical Description

      74 pages, 15 unnumbered leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

    • Level of Current Record
      Bib record
    • Member Object

      2 items in this collection. View all items.

    • Subject Category

      Volcanoes--New Zealand

    • Public Access Text

      Folded maps tipped in at title page and page 40. "Unlike Percy Smith and Hutton, Thomas was able to delay his report, made at the request of the Minister of Mines, until he had spent six weeks in the field during the summer of 1887/1888. The text outlines the nature of the volcanic zone, the precursors of the eruption, the successive stages of which are described, its effect on Rotorua's springs, and the transformed landscape, together with a summary of possible causes.

      Thomas's map contains, bascially, the same detail as Smith's with some additional information on the Rotomahana crater"--Bagnall, 5525.

    • Associated Notes
      http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/name-455446.html Available to read online via NZETC website (accessed 8/6/2016) Image captioned 'Tarawera, as seen from the South West. Before the eruption.' Survey Dept. Litho, 1886. From a photograph by J. Martin, W.G.S.
    • Collection Type
      Reserve Collection
    • Copyright
      All rights reserved
    • Last Update
      06 Dec 2024

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