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Early history of New Zealand

documentary heritage
  • Other Name

    Brett's historical series (Series)

  • Description

    Includes: An alphabetical list of discovers, visitors, whalers, traders and early residents from 1642 to the end of 1839 : after which date New Zealand became a British colony.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    DU418 SHE (Library of Congress Call Number)

    5306 (Cat ID)

    C 4161 (DBTextworks system ID)

    47829 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    Early history of New Zealand
  • Other Name

    Brett's historical series (Series)

  • Primary Maker
  • Contributor/Publisher
    H. Brett
  • Place
  • Date
    1890
  • Physical Description

    728, xliii p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. (1 col.), maps, ports. ; 28 cm.

  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    6 items in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category
  • Provenance Details
    AWMM copy inscribed on flyleaf: "Presented to George Graham Esqe, Brighton, England. With best love and good wishes, by his loving and devoted son in law, A. Sinclair, 1st July, 1890."
  • Content
    From earliest times to 1840 / R. A. A. Sherrin
    From 1840 to 1845 / J. H. Wallace.
  • Public Access Text

    Bagnall 675. List of early settlers: p. i-xxxii. Index: p. xxxiii-xliii.

  • Collection Type
    General Collection
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    14 Mar 2024
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