New Zealand - Maps

Date: 1900

By: Foley, Mary, active 1900; Carter, William Ernest, 1932-

Reference: MapColl-830ap/[1900]/Acc.36424

Description: Based on a traced map, this child's map of New Zealand depicts colour-coded provinces, a railway system and numbered topographical features, all of which are unnamed. Outline of New Zealand has been drawn onto a grid pattern. Map headed 'Mary Foley 'St. [Standard] 4''. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Colour photocopy, scale indeterminable, 26.7 x 21.5 cm. Provenance: Donated by Bill Carter, September 2001.

Date: 17 Jun 1989

By: Phillips, John Oliver Crompton, 1947-

Reference: OHColl-0659/1

Description: A meeting organised by Jock Phillips, Chief Historian in the Historical Branch of Department of Internal Affairs, to discuss the proposed New Zealand Historical Atlas. A cross-section of historians, geographers, social scientists and Maori interested parties attended. Principal speakers at the meeting were: Dr. Jack Camm, Editor of The Australians; Jim Milroy and Dr. Sydney Melbourne of Maori Studies, University of Waikato; Mrs Te Aue Davis of Department of Survey and Land Information; Miria Simpson, Assistant Editor Dictionary of New Zealand Biography; Bill Buxton, Arts and Cultural Heritage, Department of Internal Affairs. Sponsored by - Preliminary funding by New Zealand Lottery Grants Board Venue - Stout Research Centre, Victoria University, Wellington Quantity: 1 printed abstract(s). 3 C90 cassette(s). 1 event(s). 3.45 Hours and minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA 3856.

Date: 1772

By: Bayly, John, active 1755-1782

Reference: 1/2-002575-F

Description: Chart of New Zealand engraved by I Bayly and published in 1772. The original is held in the Map Room. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative

Date: 1815 - 1850

By: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. Historical Branch

Reference: MapColl-830eke/1815-50/Acc.5085-8

Description: Maps identifies mission stations, station outposts and religious frontier posts. These have been annotated in coloured pen to distinguish religious groups, for example Church Mission (Society Anglican), Wesleyan Missionary Society, Roman Catholic Mission, Prebyterian Mission and North German Missionary Society. The most prominent group is the Church Missionary Society and then the Catholic Society. The mission stations are most dense in the Auckland region and the upper North Island. In contrast, there are no inland stations in the entire South Island. The enlargement (29 x 72 cm) shows the most dense section of mission stations, between Bay of Islands and the Hokianga harbour and north up to Kaitaia and Whangaroa. The map details were gathered over time as draft maps for the New Zealand Historical Atlas, ca. 1940. Quantity: 1 map(s) in three sheets. 1 enlargement. Physical Description: Photocopy, scale 1:635 000, 98 x 83 cm. or smaller

Date: 1827

By: Mudie, F, active 1827

Reference: MapColl-832.1aj/1827/Acc.16023

Description: Shows "Gulf of Shouraka" (Hauraki Gulf), Coromandel, Waiheke district, soundings, and some Maori and English placenames (sometimes mis-spelt). Shows Manukau and Waitemata harbours. River Thames refers to the Firth of Thames. Compiled largely from the work of Dumont D'Urville and crew of Astrolabe, 1827, during his exploration of New Zealand, and possibly others. Possibly taken from British Admiralty Chart of the same area published in 1836 - (from Brian Hooker). Drawn by Mudie for the Clint's Establishment, Sydney, ca. 1838 (see AT 13/13 8.7.91 (Hooker)). Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photograph, scale [ca.1:342,000], 45 x 33 cm.

Date: 1857

By: Thomson, John Turnbull, 1821-1884; Archives New Zealand; Starke, June, 1923-2006

Reference: MapColl-835a/1857/Acc.43174

Description: Copy of manuscript map which shows Foveaux Strait, Stewart Island and other islands in vicinity. Shows placenames and topographic features mainly along coastlines. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, scale of copy indeterminable, scale of original [1:253 440], size of copy 70 x 56.5 cm. Provenance: Donated by June Starke, Wellington, August 2003

Date: 1769 - 1770

By: Cook, James, 1728-1779

Reference: MapColl-830atc/1770/Acc.1368

Description: 1770 map of Lieut. James Cook (Commander) on His Majesty's Bark the Endeavour. Map shows the North Island, Cook's Strait, the Endeavour's trek around the North Island. Identifies certain areas such as North Cape, Bay of Islands, Cape Colville, Bay of Plenty, East Cape, Hawke Bay, Cape Kidnappers, Cape Turnagain, Castle Point, Cape Pallisser, and Cape Terrawhitte. Also shows the top of the South Island and Queen Charlotte Sound, Cape Farewell, Cloudy Bay. Other Titles - Zealand Other Titles - North Island Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photograph, scale indeterminable, 31 x 24 cm

Date: 1840 - 1890

Reference: MapColl-800a/[n.d.]/Acc.6184

Description: Map of Australia, named as New Holland, with places named on the east coast. Capes are named Cronville, Flattery, Tribulation, Townsland. Mercurys Bay. Port Jackson, Botany Bay. Port Plentiful and Western Port. Tasmania is named as Van Diemen's Land. New Zealand includes numerous islands and multiple names of features around the coastline. North Cape, Brent, River Thames, Mercury Bay, Bay of Plenty, Cape East, Table Cape, Cape Palliser, Cooks Strait, Cape Campbell, Banks Isle, Cape Saunders, S.E. Bay, Cape South, S.W. Bay, W. Cape, Doubtful Harbour, Cape Foulwind, Cape Egmont, Woody Bay, Cape Maria Van Diemen. Islands include 3 Kings, Chatham Isle, Sisters, Bounty Is., Antipodes, Auckland Isle. Eahernomanu and Taviapoenamu are referred to. Title assigned by cataloguer Other Titles - Sketch map of New Holland, Van Diemen's Land, New Zealand Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, in envelope, scale not given, 10.1 x 15.9 cm.

Date: 1769 - 1770

By: Cook, James, 1728-1779

Reference: MapColl-830atc/1770/Acc.1369

Description: 1770 map of Lieut. James Cook (Commander) on His Majesty's Bark the Endeavour. Map shows the South Island, Cook's Strait, the Endeavour's trek around the South Island. Identifies certain areas such as Cape Farewell, Blind Bay, Admirality Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound, Cloudy Bay, Snowey Mountains, Banks Island (Peninsular) Cape Saunders, South Cape, The Southern Alps and Doubtful Harbour. Other Titles - Zealand Other Titles - South Island Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photograph, scale indeterminable, 31 x 24 cm

Date: 1839

By: Chaffers, Edward Main, 1806-1845; Bett, Francis Arnot Blackader, 1873-1957

Reference: MapColl-830gbba/1839/Acc.131

Description: Depicts the lower half of North Island from approximately Hamilton to Gisborne, referred to as Province of North Durham, also the top half of South Island from approximately Greymouth across to Kaikoura, referred to as Province of South Durham. The map is annotated 'The dotted line denotes the boundaries of the provinces' and this line is marked diagonally between Pt. Tebouka kore in the Wellington Region and a point north of Tui Bay in the Taranaki Region. Some bays are named as are points including Kidnappers Pt., and capes including Foulwind, Farewell, Palliser and Egmont. Also named are Queen Charlotte Sound, Cook's Strait, Hawke Bay and the islands D'Urville, Kapiti, Mana and Sugarloaf. Mount Egmont, Ruapehu and Tonga Volcano are marked. Original photograph of this map is larger than this copy. Information found in original card index record. Explanation on reverse as follows: Photograph of Chaffer's map of New Zealand Company's purchases, 1839. Received from Dr. Bett about March 27, 1945. Original attached to some land claims in the Lands Office in Nelson. Signature of E.M. Chaffers, 1839 is written at bottom right corner on original. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photograph, black and white, 15 x 22.4 cm.

Date: 1844 - 1845

By: Tiffen, Henry Stokes, 1816-1896; Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; New Zealand Company

Reference: MapColl-832at/1844-1845/Acc.855

Description: Chart of most of North Island (excluding North of North Island) highlighting detail of Wellington, Wairarapa, Wanganui District, Manukau and the Hauraki Gulf. East Cape and inland East Coast show very little or no detail. Insets of Port Nicholson, Kawhia, Tauranga, Waitemata, Manukau and Whangaroa harbours. Extended Title - Compiled by Tiffen from the Government and New Zealand Company's surveys and reconnaisances, from sketches by Messrs. Symonds, D. Bett, R. Harrison, - Richards, J. Thomas, - Murant, and from Native information, 1844-5. I am Chas. Brees, principal surveyor, New Zealand Company. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photographic copy, linen backed, scale 1:800,000, 84 x 64 cm.

Date: 1642 - 1643

By: Visscher, Francoijs Jacobszoon, active 1642-1643

Reference: MapColl-830atc/1642/Acc.1354-5; 1357

Description: Photostat of Visscher's Chart from the Huydecoper MS., in the Mitchell Library, Sydney. This is a hydrographic chart drawn by Visscher who was the Chief Navigator to Abel Tasman in 1642-3. It outlines the west coast of the North Island, and down the top of the west South Island. The map shows the ships's track along the coastline. Some placenames are shown, in Dutch. Quantity: 3 map(s). Physical Description: Photograph on paper (two are linen backed), scale indeterminable, 46.8 x 35 cm. Provenance: Donated by the Historical Branch, Internal Affairs.

Date: 1860

By: Bunce, C E, active 1860; Quilters Bookshop

Reference: MapColl-830a/[ca.1860]/Acc.31499

Description: Gives provincial boundaries and some place names. Some topographical features. The map is not particularly detailed. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - C E Bunce Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and colour drawing on cream paper, scale not given, 19.2 x 14.6cm.

Date: 1856

By: Thomson, John Turnbull, 1821-1884; Archives New Zealand; Starke, June, 1923-2006

Reference: MapColl-834.5a/1856/Acc.43173

Description: Copy of manuscript map which shows the South Island, New Zealand from the Waitaki and Awarua rivers in the north to Foveaux Strait and top of Stewart Island. Shows some topography and placenames especially around the coastline. Shows provincial boundary. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, scale indeterminable, 61 x 75 cm. Provenance: Donated by June Starke, Wellington, August 2003

Date: 1769 - 1770

By: Cook, James, 1728-1779; Pickersgill, Richard, 1749-1779

Reference: MapColl-830aj/1770/Acc.8212

Description: 1770 map of New Zealand, drawn by Master's mate Richard Pickersgill while on the Endeavour, captained by Lieut. James Cook. Map shows the North and South (Middle) Island, Cook's Strait, Identifies certain areas although the map is a photography of a copy of a copy and very hard to read. Can recognise Cape Campbell, Palliser and Cape Terra-wette. See Spencer, J.R.S. Archifacts, 1985/1, p. 8, item 34. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photograph, linen backed, scale indeterminable, 48.5 x 61 cm

Date: 1770

By: Cook, James, 1728-1779

Reference: MapColl-830atc/1770/Acc.1367

Description: Facsimile of Captain Cook's original chart of New Zealand, 1770. Shows the North Island, South Island, Cook's Strait, Bank's Peninsular as Bank's Island, and Stewart Island as Cape South. Charts the journey of the Endeavour around the entire coastline of New Zealand. Names mountain ranges eg The Southern Alps, Mount Egmont, Mt Edgecumbe, Names the South Island Tovypoenammu (Te Wai Pounamu) and the North Island Aeheinomouwe (Te Ika a Maui). Several coastland areas are also named, for example Cape Kidnappers, Cape Palliser, Hawkes Bay, Bay of Islands, Bay of Plenty, Tolaga Bay, Poverty Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound. Most heavily named and closely surveyed area was the north east coast of the North Island. See Spencer, JRH, "Archifacts" 1985/1, p.3 Other Titles - New Zealand Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, printed in negative, linen backed, 47 x 46.7 cm.

Date: 1788 - 1941

By: New Zealand. Marine Department

Reference: MapColl-830gmfw/1788-1941/Acc.35984

Description: Nine numbered charts of sections of New Zealand with insets of the Kermadec, Chatham, McQuarrie, Auckland, Campbell and Snares Islands accompanied by three other charts and eleven sheets of indexes and author's amendments. Includes five original typed pages of alphabetical lists of shipwrecks where the photocopying process did not include the left hand edge. Some sheets include references to newspaper articles. Names of ships, some dates, some details of lives lost and map references are included. Micro-MS-0249 Donald Cimino was a member of the Marine Department staff, Wellington in 1941. Quantity: 11 map(s). 11 photocopied sheets. 5 original A4 typed sheets. Physical Description: Photocopy of 1 microfilm reel (positive), 22 unbound sheets each measuring 46 x 60.7 cm.

Date: 1841

By: Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873

Reference: MapColl-830a/1843/Acc.32078

Description: Referenced in Tooley, 89a Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: 49 x 61cm

Date: 1642 - 1992

By: Tasman, Abel Janszoon, 1603?-1659?; Visscher, Francoijs Jacobszoon, active 1642-1643; New Zealand. Department of Survey and Land Information

Reference: MapColl-830at/1642-(1992)/Acc.23633

Description: Two maps on one sheet. The top map is a fascimile of the chart of New Zealand leg of Abel Tasman's voyage, 1642-1643, reproduced from a copy of the journal of the voyages held at the General State Archives in Hague. The bottom map then compares Tasman's route plotted relative to New Zealand's coastline as it is known today. The map translates the original into English, plots the charted path and adds the dates at given points along the journey. It includes some quotes from Tasman's diary as well as some of the events. The route interpretation along the western shoreline has been researched and compiled by Mr Grahame Anderson. The names on the original chart have been translated and shown on this map in italic script to enable natural features to be compared with those on the chart. Some additional features named subsequent to Tasman's voyage are shown in smaller text to aid identification of the coastline. The Department of Survey and Land Information, in association with the New Zealand Abel Tasman 1992 Commission commemorates Tasman's voyage with this specially drawn present day map. Language - Tasman's map in Dutch Language - Infomap 344 in English Extended Title - Staete Landt ; sailed to and discovered by the ships Heemskerck and Zeehaen under the command of the honourable Abel Tasman in the year 1642 the 13 December. Quantity: 2 map(s) on 1 sheet. Physical Description: Colour photo-mechanical print on card, scale indeterminable, 35.9 x 48 cm.

Date: 11 Jun 1876-26 Oct 1877

By: Rivers, W E T, active 1876-1877

Reference: MSY-5720

Description: Rivers recorded hour, minute and second, courses, fathoms, wind, barometer and thermometer readings; he included remarks, bearing and distance; includes inserts and hand drawn maps. Notes on the River family included with volume. The `Sapphire' sailed from Fiji to Samoa, Wallis Island, Sandwich Island, New Hebrides, Sydney, Farm Cove, Melbourne, Hobson's Bay, Auckland, Wellington, Chatham Islands, Campbell Island, Dunedin, Tauranga (some of these ports were visited more than once), and back to Fiji and Australia Source of title - Transcribed Accompanying material - Brief notes on the Rivers family Rivers was captain of HMS `Sapphire' Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Neales, Nottingham, England, May 2003