Map, Heretaunga and Environs
Maker
Phillips, H Eric
Production date
1947
Object detail
Brief Description
Map, Historical Heretaunga and Environs prior to 1867. By H Eric Phillips.
Descriptive map of Heretaunga Plains and environs when the Ngaruroro River changed it's course, prior to 1867. Map shows the area from Karamea in the South to Otatara in the North and Paki Paki to the West. Various printed notations can be seen about early Māori history. Notation above Cape Kidnappers explains that on October 16, 1769 Captain Cook in the Endeavour lay off Matua Maui and named it Cape Kidnappers.
Descriptive map of Heretaunga Plains and environs when the Ngaruroro River changed it's course, prior to 1867. Map shows the area from Karamea in the South to Otatara in the North and Paki Paki to the West. Various printed notations can be seen about early Māori history. Notation above Cape Kidnappers explains that on October 16, 1769 Captain Cook in the Endeavour lay off Matua Maui and named it Cape Kidnappers.
Maker
Production date
1947
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Paper with linen backing printed in brown ink.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 765 x 620mm
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
1867
Credit line
gifted by Peggy Higgins
Other number(s)
m82/22, 5358(a), 69591
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