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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10791486128420 |
| SKU: | A5L/2609/U224 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR389 (3) |
| Category: |
New Zealand History: Towns, Cities, Regions, Suburbs |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
CENTENARY OF OTAGO SETTLEMENT "OTAKOU" 1831-1931
by R.S. Black
R.H. Steele
H.D. Skinner
Geo. C. Thomson
W.B. McEwan
Murray G. Thomson
DESCRIPTION
Format: small softcover, stapled
Published: Stone, Son & Co. 1931
Size (mm): 140 w x 215 h x 2 d
Pages: circa 16
SKU: A5L/2609/U224
ABOUT
Produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of early European shore-whaling and trading interactions established around the Ōtakou area and the broader Otago Harbor region.
Features historical essays, illustrations, portraits, and a detailed chronological timeline mapping regional developments from 1770 up to the arrival of the main body of Free Church of Scotland settlers in 1848.
The compilation brought together significant expertise, including H. D. Skinner (a pioneering New Zealand anthropologist and director of the Otago Museum) and George Craig Thomson, an avid researcher who dedicated much of his life to archiving the pre-1848 history of the southern region
Includes monochrome images and fine line drawings.
CONDITION
Excellent with handling wear/marks on covers, pages clean.
IMAGES
Are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
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