Book, Travels in New Zealand
Maker
Marjoribanks, Alexander
Smith, Elder and Co
Production date
1846
Object detail
Brief Description
A book by Alexander Marjoribanks: Travels in New Zealand.
In October 1839, Alexander Marjoribanks set sail for Port Nicholson from Glasgow aboard the Bengal Merchant. This book provides a personal account of early settlements in New Zealand, Māori and the Wairau massacre. Included in the appendix is an account of the interview between Governor Fitzroy and Te Rauparaha following the Wairau massacre.
There is also a map on which the North and South Islands are labelled North and South Durham, Northern Island or New Ulster, Middle Island or New Munster and Southern Island or New Leinster.
In October 1839, Alexander Marjoribanks set sail for Port Nicholson from Glasgow aboard the Bengal Merchant. This book provides a personal account of early settlements in New Zealand, Māori and the Wairau massacre. Included in the appendix is an account of the interview between Governor Fitzroy and Te Rauparaha following the Wairau massacre.
There is also a map on which the North and South Islands are labelled North and South Durham, Northern Island or New Ulster, Middle Island or New Munster and Southern Island or New Leinster.
Collection
Production date
1846
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Production technique
Media/Materials description
Hard brown linen cover with Latin Lessons 1/6 handwritten on the front cover, printed on paper with black ink.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 195 x 120mm
Signature/Inscription
Ko te Matauranga te Kaha Russell Duncan, Bookplate, Printed
Hawkes Bay Art Society, Bookplate, Printed
Russell Duncan stamp of two arrows in opposing directions., Stamp, Stamp
David Davidson Annan May, 1860, Inscription, Handwritten
To Chr. Booth Davidson with the compl of the Author Majoribanks, Inscription, Handwritten
David A Davidson Annan June 24th 1854, Inscription, Handwritten
David A Davidson Annan Mar 8 1857, Inscription, Handwritten
David Andrew Davidson Annan May 1860, Inscription, Handwritten
Hawkes Bay Art Society, Bookplate, Printed
Russell Duncan stamp of two arrows in opposing directions., Stamp, Stamp
David Davidson Annan May, 1860, Inscription, Handwritten
To Chr. Booth Davidson with the compl of the Author Majoribanks, Inscription, Handwritten
David A Davidson Annan June 24th 1854, Inscription, Handwritten
David A Davidson Annan Mar 8 1857, Inscription, Handwritten
David Andrew Davidson Annan May 1860, Inscription, Handwritten
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1839
Credit line
from the Russell Duncan Collection
Other number(s)
919.31 Mar, 749, 61160
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