Book, Old England and New Zealand
Maker
Simmons, Alfred
Stanford, Edward
Production date
1879
Object detail
Brief Description
The book titled: Old England and New Zealand was written by Alfred Simmons. A map of New Zealand is glued onto one of the pages.
The additional title is: The Government, Laws, Churches, Public Institutions, and the Resources of New Zealand, popularly and critically compared with those of the old country with an historical sketch of the Māori race, to which are added extracts from the author's diary of his voyage to New Zealand, in company with 500 emigrants.
The contents include information about Māori, climate, government, land laws and prices of land in New Zealand, advise to emigrants, education, public institutions, religious denominations, Sunday trading, cities, industry, flora and fauna and communication within New Zealand.
The additional title is: The Government, Laws, Churches, Public Institutions, and the Resources of New Zealand, popularly and critically compared with those of the old country with an historical sketch of the Māori race, to which are added extracts from the author's diary of his voyage to New Zealand, in company with 500 emigrants.
The contents include information about Māori, climate, government, land laws and prices of land in New Zealand, advise to emigrants, education, public institutions, religious denominations, Sunday trading, cities, industry, flora and fauna and communication within New Zealand.
Collection
Production date
1879
Production place
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Hard forest green linen cover with gold embossed printing on the spine and front cover, printed on paper with black ink.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 224 x 145mm
Signature/Inscription
Ko te Matauranga te Kaha Russell Duncan, Bookplate, Handwritten
Hawkes Bay Art Society, Bookplate, Printed
Stamp of two opposing arrows from Russell Duncan's bookplate., Stamp, Stamp
Hawkes Bay Art Society, Bookplate, Printed
Stamp of two opposing arrows from Russell Duncan's bookplate., Stamp, Stamp
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
1870s
Credit line
from the Russell Duncan Collection
Other number(s)
919.31 Sim, 137, 37059
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