Places

Date: 1848

By: Whitehead, Arthur, active 1840s

Reference: MapColl-832.45cba/[ca.1848]/Acc.4900

Description: Topographic map of the southern half of the North Island, with especial emphasis on the Wairarapa valley, showing natural features and stands of timber; the Maori names for some of these features are given, together with names and locations of some pa . Includes the surveyors' route which began on 1st. June, ca. 1848, from a site along the Manawatu River to the Ruamahanga River, Lake Wairarapa, ending at the Hutt River on 20 June. Notes describe some topographic features. See also "A treatise on practical surveying" by Arthur Whitehead, 1848 (Exeter: A. Whitehead, ca.1848). Held NZ&P Collection, P 526.9 WHI 1848. Other Titles - Photocopy from "A treatise on practical surveying", by Arthur Whitehead, C.E. & surv., 1848 Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - Notes. The red line shews [sic] the track of the exploring party with the termination of each days march defined by the end view of a tent and the day of the month. The points at which observations for Latitude and Longitude were made are also shown Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Negative photostat., linen backed, scale not given, 67.9 x 49.9 cm.

Date: 1939-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. Centennial Publications Branch : Historical Atlas material

Reference: MS-Papers-0230-010

Description: Information re Peter Grant, Bluff whaling station, Weller Brothers station at Timaru, Molyneaux Station, Wybrow Station, abstarct from Joseph Price diary; Hokianga history; summary of information on early settlement map; brief notes on Mercury Island, Kennedy Bay, Great Barrier Island, Oahura, etc; list of sources for Hokianga; further notes on specific places in Auckland and north Auckland area; list of sources for area Waikato to Ngamotu; revised summary of Moku and Ngamotu including sources; list for sources for area Whanganui to Port Nicolson; notes on Pipitea-Port Nicolson; list of sources for area Ahuriri to Wharekahia; on - Wairoa, Nuhaka, Te Mahia, Waikokopu, Opou, Whangawehi, Wherowhero, Poverty Bay, Turanganui, Papawhariki, Makaraka, Tologa Bay, Tokomaru Bay, Waipiro, Tuparoa, Whareponga, Te Aramoa, Omewa, Rangitukia, East Cape, Te Araroa, Wharekahika; sources for Optiki to Tairua; notes on Ohiwa, Opotiki, Uretata, Whakatane, Whale Island; Matata, Maketu, Mokoia Island, Urewera, Tauranga, Matamata; notes and sources on Mercury Bay. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1842

Reference: MapColl-830gbbd/1842/Acc.133

Description: Depicts the lower half of North Island from approximately the Marokapa River across to Tolaga Bay southwards, and the top half of South Island from Bluff Pt. across to Gore Bay northwards. The area from the Mokau river to Pt. Tehakakare is shaded within a dotted line indicating the New Zealand Company's lands. Some coastal areas within this boundary are marked off as 1st., 4th, 5th., 6th. and a key to these areas is as follows: 1st. Deed - Port Nicholson purchase. 2nd. Deed - Fanpero and his tribes title to all their lands within the bounds coloured yellow. 3rd. Deed - the same as regards the Ngatiawa tribe. 4th. deed - Wanganui. 5th. Deed - Taranaki. 6th. Deed - Ditto [i.e Taranaki]. The 2nd. and 3rd. areas are not marked off on the map. Some bays, points and capes are named including Foulwind, Farewell, Palliser, Castle, and Egmont. Also named are Queen Charlotte Sound, Cook Strait, Hawke Bay and the islands D'Urville, Kapiti, Mana and Sugarloaf. Many rivers are marked, some un-named. Note on map states 'The lands claimed are coloured yellow'. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, linen backed, black and white, scale[1:2 500 000], 41 x 32.7 cm.