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Pictorial map of the Middle Island of New Zealand: compiled from the latest government maps and statistical records

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Title:
Pictorial map of the Middle Island of New Zealand: compiled from the latest government maps and statistical records
Alternate Title:
The Middle Island of New Zealand
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
The New Zealand Graphic
Other Creators:
Publisher: N.Z. Graphic and Star Printing Works
Date:
1898
Posted Date:
2017-04-14
ID Number:
2151.01
Collection Number:
8548
File Name:
PJM_2151_01.jpg
Style/Period:
1870 - 1899
Subject:
Advertising & Promotion
Pictorial
Unusual Graphics/Text
Measurement:
77 x 57 (centimeters, height x width)
Notes:
An early promotional map of the Middle Island of New Zealand, with large birds-eye views of Christchurch and Dunedin. The most remarkable feature of the map is the extraordinary number of inset views (more than 40) of towns, ports, natural features and scenes of local activities: mountaineering, coaching, farming, mining, dredging, etc.

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Source:
The New Zealand Graphic, Supplement to the Christmas number, December 21, 1898.  Auckland [N.Z.]
Cite As:
P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
Format:
Image
Rights:
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