Early Sketches and Charts of Banks Peninsula, 1770-1850
Peter Bromley MalingWellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1981.
First Edition.
40cm x 28.5cm. 104 pages, illustrations, maps, some colour, some tipped in. Quarter leather, gilt lettering and decoration, clamshell folder.
Pre-1850, though mostly 1838-50 sketches and maps of Banks Peninsula, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, by French and British visitors to the region. Limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is number 388.
Book is in Fine Condition. Moderate discolouration and minor soiling to clamshell with 3 small rubs to one edge. Very Good Condition.
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AU$550