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Indiae orientalis ... .

Abraham Ortelius (1527-98), rightly called the 'Father of Modern Cartography', developed the idea of assembling a compendium of maps to form an atlas. The first edition of his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" was published in 1570 and it was a great…

Tags: China, East Indies, Illustrations, Image, Japan, Lithographs, Maps, Prints, Sixteenth century, Southeast Asia, Still Image, Voyages and travels

Map of Auckland Isthmus & Harbour.

Verso in ink: [place names] 47 [title]

Tags: Auckland (N.Z.), Drawings, Image, Maps, Nineteenth century, Pen works, Still Image

[View of Auckland.]

Through image in ink in unknown hand: Seccomb’s Brewery, Outhwaite’s Carleton Gore, Bishopscourt, St Marys, Capt Cook Htl, Dr Kinder, Motu Tapu, Ch. of England Grammar School, Okahu P.t, Waihiki, Motu Ihi; u.l. in pencil in unknown hand: Royal…

Tags: Auckland (N.Z.), Church schools, Dr Hocken's Original Pictures, Dwellings, Image, Ink drawings, Kinder, Maps, New Zealand, Pencil works, Still Image, Works of Art

Sketch map of coast country from Camp Alexander's farm to the Waitotara.

Lower centre (l.c.) in ink: Sketch map of coast country from Camp Alexander’s farm to the Waitotara. Scale - 1 inch to the mile. Copied from Mr Field’s survey and from observation by E.A. Williams, L.t Col. R.A.; through image in ink: [location…

Tags: Image, Maps, Nineteenth century, Nukumaru (N.Z.), Still Image, Waitotara County (N.Z.), Wanganui (N.Z.)

Sketch map of the Waikato country.

Upper right (u.r.) in ink: Sketch map of the Waikato country; through image in ink: [directions, key & location notes]; verso: [letter concluding:] It has been suggested to me that the Illustrated News would be glad to publish the sketch map and…

Tags: Image, Maps, Meremere (N.Z.), Ngaruawahia (N.Z.), Nineteenth century, Paterangi (N.Z.), Still Image, Waikato River (N.Z.), Works of Art

Plan showing the relative positions of the Maori strongholds of Paterangi and Pikopiko.

Lower left (l.l.) in ink: Plan showing the relative positions of the Maori strongholds of Paterangi & Pikopiko; through image in ink: [location notes & scale]

Tags: Image, Maps, Nineteenth century, Pa, Paterangi (N.Z.), Still Image, Waikato (N.Z.)

Key plan to Prictor’s Dunedin 1898.

Through image on stone: [numerals & key]; margin below image c. in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na te Hakena Tenei Tiki.

Tags: Church buildings, Dr Hocken's Original Pictures, Dunedin (N.Z.), Dunedin Railway Station, Image, Jetties, Lithographs, Maps, Monuments, Nineteenth century, Otago Boys' High School, Otago Girls' High School, Still Image, Streets, University of Otago, Works of Art

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