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Wairakei ... the true wonderland of New Zealand. Principal sights in the Hot Lakes District, viz Geyser Valley, Arateatea Rapids, Kerapiti (The Devil's Trumpet), and Huka Falls. Printed at the Star and Graphic Office, Auckland [1890-1900].
- Date
- 1890 - 1900
- By
- New Zealand Graphic and Star Printing Works
- Reference
- Eph-A-TOURISM-Wairakei-1890s-01
- Description
Includes illustrations (front cover by W Deverell) of the Wairakei Geyser, the Dragons; Mouth, the Champagne Cauldron, the Eagle's Nest, and Tongariro with a crater lake. There is an advertisement for the Geyser House Hotel, and a letter of recommendation from Dr F H D Allen of Napier.
Dated from the 1890s, based on the period in which W Deverell was illustrating tourism brochures.
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Physical Description: Folded pamphlet, 180 x 335 mm (open), with stapled inset 162 x 148 mm, folded to 180 x 84 mm.
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), Ephemera, Engravings, Folded pamphlet, 180 x 335 mm (open), with stapled inset 162 x 148 mm, folded to 180 x 84 mm.
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Copyright
UnknownAllen, F H L (Dr), fl 1890s? "[Letter recommending Wairakei. 1890s?]
Date: 1890 - 1900
From: Wairakei ... the true wonderland of New Zealand. Principal sights in the Hot Lakes District, viz Geyser Valley, Arateatea Rapids, Kerapiti (The Devil's Trumpet), and Huka Falls. Printed at the Star and Graphic Office, Auckland [1890-1900].
Reference: Eph-A-TOURISM-Wairakei-1890s-01-back
Description: Dr Allen of Napier reports his stay in Wairakei, and remarks on the geysers, the Wairakei Homestead, and the Bath, beneficial for skin affections, rheumatism and gout. Dated from the 1890s, based on the period in which W Deverell was illustrating tourism brochures. Extended Title - From, "Wairakei ... the true wonderland of New Zealand" [1890s? Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Typeset on back of pamphlet, 180 x 84 mm.