Nautical map, Admiralty Chart Mayor Island to Poverty Bay, 1872

Maker
J & C Walker
Royal Navy Hydrographic Office
Potter, J D
Powell, Edward
Drury, Byron
Production date
Pre 1884

Object detail

Brief Description
Nautical map, Admiralty Chart of Mayor Island to Poverty Bay, 1872.
Sheet III.
Large corrections 1872.
Original print Nov 4 1857.

Shows islands, depth soundings in fathoms, heights in feet above high water marks, ports, tides, rivers from Mayor Island, Hikuranga, Roto Rua to the Western side and South West, Ru-rima rocks, Whakatane River, Opotiki River and Rau-kumara mountain - 4,700 feet, Wai-apu River, Tokomaru Bay, Poverty Bay Eastward.

Noted east of Whangara:
SS Star of the south reported to have struck rocks near this position.
South East of Poru-poru River mouth:
HMS Eclipse, 1865.

Commander Drury assisted with surveys by H Kerr, P Oke, Second Master W Blackney and G Stanley.
A Māori settlement is noted on Mayor Island.
Production date
Pre 1884
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Printed on paper and backed with linen. Ink.
Measurements
Height x Width: 690 x 975mm
Subject date
1872
1865
1871
Other number(s)
5064, 64722

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