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Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :[Diagram of rivers discharging onto coast f...
Date: 1848
From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 3] 1848-1849
Reference: E-334-086
Description: Shows a map of the coastline with the following labelled rivers emptying into the sea: Hurunui, Te Kawa, Waipara, Te Kohai (two branches), Akaaka, Rakahuri, Kaiapoi, Kawari, Korotuaheka, W[ai]makariri, Puhererekanui, Otaroro [the Avon River, fed by] Wairarapa, Waimaru, Rakipawa. The Estuary is described as Opawa. Also shows Waiau, Motunau Island, Port Cooper, Port Levy (spelt Levi) and Pigeon Bay. A track is marked along the beach from Hurunui River mouth to Te Kawa, with short sea voyages noting approximate mileage to Waipara, Kaiapoi, with the pa indicated, Waimakariri, the Estuary, and Port Cooper. The position of Deans' settlement at Riccarton is also noted Likely to have been compiled from information from Maori accompanying Mantell in his travels Other Titles - 30th October Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - Oct. 30 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 120 x 200 mm