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PETRE, HENRY WILLIAM - An Account of the Settlements of the New Zealand Company
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Description
PETRE, HENRY WILLIAM
An Account of the Settlements of the New Zealand Company
From personal observations during a residence there. London: Smith Elder and Co 1841, 3rd edition. 94p, frontis [fldg map, closed tear], 2 fine plates, [1]l., [8]p of adverts. 215mm, blue stiffened cloth, gilt title. Settlements of the New Zealand Company. Light wear.
Chiefly an advocate for the role of the New Zealand Company, written by the son of a company director. He comments that Wellington's progress was hampered by Hobson. Descriptions of clearing bush and building cottages in the fertile environment of the Hutt Valley and criticism of the lack of court facilities. Complete with the large folding map "The Colony of New Zealand from official documents" showing New Zealand settlement.
Provenance: John Mowbray Collection.
An Account of the Settlements of the New Zealand Company
From personal observations during a residence there. London: Smith Elder and Co 1841, 3rd edition. 94p, frontis [fldg map, closed tear], 2 fine plates, [1]l., [8]p of adverts. 215mm, blue stiffened cloth, gilt title. Settlements of the New Zealand Company. Light wear.
Chiefly an advocate for the role of the New Zealand Company, written by the son of a company director. He comments that Wellington's progress was hampered by Hobson. Descriptions of clearing bush and building cottages in the fertile environment of the Hutt Valley and criticism of the lack of court facilities. Complete with the large folding map "The Colony of New Zealand from official documents" showing New Zealand settlement.
Provenance: John Mowbray Collection.
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