{"product_id":"nine-months-residence-in-new-zealand-in-1827-by-augustus-earle","title":"NINE MONTHS RESIDENCE IN NEW ZEALAND IN 1827 by Augustus Earle","description":"\u003cp\u003eNINE MONTHS RESIDENCE IN NEW ZEALAND IN 1827\u003cbr\u003eby Augustus Earle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: small cloth board hardcover with gilt lettering\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Whitcombe \u0026amp; Tombs 1909, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 130 w x 195 h x 30 h\u003cbr\u003ePages: 232\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5\/2606\/0365\/K556\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eBiography of Augustus Earle (1793-1838) who travelled to New Zealand and was a professional watercolour artist specialising in colonial themes. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe exhibited at the Royal Academy from the age of thirteen and in 1815 travelled to the Mediterranean. He spent the next fifteen years touring the world and in 1832, was briefly employed by Darwin on H.M.S. Beagle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first part of the book describes Earle's experiences in New Zealand, where he observed in detail the lifestyle of the pre-colonial Māori and the early European settlers. The second part tells how in 1824 Earle, travelling from Rio to Cape Town, found himself left behind on the Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha and spent eight months sharing the simple life of the tiny British community there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome fine line illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eImmaculate with only light wear\/spine fading on covers, faint marks on end papers and page edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce worldwide\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55557226332452,"sku":"A5\/2606\/0365\/K556","price":149.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3852971380990880876.png?v=1787615133","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/nine-months-residence-in-new-zealand-in-1827-by-augustus-earle","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}