Map, Napier Taupo Wairakei Road
Maker
AARD Motor Services Ltd
Venables & Co Ltd
Woodcock, Rupert Rennie
Object detail
Brief Description
Descriptive map of the Napier Taupo Wairakei Road, AARD Motor Services.
On the reverse of the map there is a description of the trip as well as narratives of the Tarawera Eruption and the Opepe Massacre. On the front is recorded numerous points of interest on the Napier Taupo Road such as the Blockhouse - the site of the former armed constabulary base just before Te Haroto and the old Auau situated just before Tarawera.
At the lower left hand corner can be seen an altitude diagram of the Napier Taupo Road, showing that the Turangakuma mountain is approx 2500 feet above sea level.
On the reverse of the map there is a description of the trip as well as narratives of the Tarawera Eruption and the Opepe Massacre. On the front is recorded numerous points of interest on the Napier Taupo Road such as the Blockhouse - the site of the former armed constabulary base just before Te Haroto and the old Auau situated just before Tarawera.
At the lower left hand corner can be seen an altitude diagram of the Napier Taupo Road, showing that the Turangakuma mountain is approx 2500 feet above sea level.
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Production technique
Media/Materials description
Printed in coloured ink on card stock.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 635 x 510mm
Classification terms
Credit line
gifted by Hawke's Bay Automobile Association
Other number(s)
m56/44, 5224, 70831
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