New Zealand. Dept. of Internal Affairs. Historical Branch. : Missionary map - mission stations and outposts [copy of ms map]. [1815-1850]

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

Alternative form available: Neg c1387