Description: A geo-political map of New Zealand current to 1904, showing major cities, railroad lines, and navigable rivers. Physical features include mountain ranges with elevation measured in feet, major rivers and watersheds, and the 100-fathom line in the offshore waters. Mineral resources (gold and iron sands) are shown, and the submarine telegraph cable between Sydney and Wellington. Generalized elevations shown as land below 1,000 feet colored light green, and land above 1,000 feet in elevation colored brown. An inset map of England is included for showing comparative scaled area. Average annual rainfall measured in inches shown in red figures. Map includes an inset map of the Fiji Islands and an inset map of England is included for showing comparative scaled area.
Source: Geo. G. Chisholm and C.H. Leete, eds., Longmans' New School Atlas (New York, NY: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1904) 38
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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