Narrative Of A Residence In Various Parts Of New Zealand: Together With A Description Of The Present State Of The Company's Settlements
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Mylar sleeve on jacket
At the dawn of British colonisation in the South Pacific, a young draughtsman for the New Zealand Company set foot on shores few Europeans had ever witnessed, recording with meticulous precision a world on the cusp of irreversible change. Narrative of a Residence in Various Parts of New Zealand chronicles Charles Heaphy's firsthand experiences across the rugged landscapes of New Zealand during the early 1840s, presenting a vivid account of Māori society, colonial settlements, and the raw, untamed geography of a nation being claimed and catalogued for the British Empire. Published in London by Smith, Elder and Co. in 1842, this work serves simultaneously as a geographical survey, a settler's guide, and a personal testament, detailing the Company's nascent settlements at Port Nicholson, Nelson, and beyond with the authority of an eyewitness. Heaphy writes with the dual voice of an artist and an explorer, his prose as carefully composed as the topographical sketches for which he was formally employed, illuminating the tensions between colonial ambition and the complex realities of life on the frontier. As a primary source document of early New Zealand history, the work holds enduring significance for historians, geographers, and anyone captivated by the age of imperial exploration — raising questions about land, identity, and encounter that resonate long after the final page is turned.
Author: Charles Heaphy
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Hocken Library
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Mylar sleeve on jacket
At the dawn of British colonisation in the South Pacific, a young draughtsman for the New Zealand Company set foot on shores few Europeans had ever witnessed, recording with meticulous precision a world on the cusp of irreversible change. Narrative of a Residence in Various Parts of New Zealand chronicles Charles Heaphy's firsthand experiences across the rugged landscapes of New Zealand during the early 1840s, presenting a vivid account of Māori society, colonial settlements, and the raw, untamed geography of a nation being claimed and catalogued for the British Empire. Published in London by Smith, Elder and Co. in 1842, this work serves simultaneously as a geographical survey, a settler's guide, and a personal testament, detailing the Company's nascent settlements at Port Nicholson, Nelson, and beyond with the authority of an eyewitness. Heaphy writes with the dual voice of an artist and an explorer, his prose as carefully composed as the topographical sketches for which he was formally employed, illuminating the tensions between colonial ambition and the complex realities of life on the frontier. As a primary source document of early New Zealand history, the work holds enduring significance for historians, geographers, and anyone captivated by the age of imperial exploration — raising questions about land, identity, and encounter that resonate long after the final page is turned.