Adventure In New Zealand. 2 Vols

Author: Edward Jerningham Wakefield

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Barcode 2471723588997
2471723588997

Local Description

A very nice set complete with the folding Arrowsmith map in pocket. Original green cloth, professionally recased. 

Description

Adventure in New Zealand from 1839 to 1844. With Some Account of the Beginning of the British Colonization of the Islands. An important work and is the source of fact and the author's first impressions as a young 19-ear-old arriving Port Nicholson, Welllington, the New Zealand Company's land puchases and his exploration of Taupo etc. Describes his lotalty to the Wakefield family and their achievements. Rare with map.