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Plan of Invercargill as surveyed by A. Garvie. Compiled from Field Book No. 60A. Town of Invercargill shown in blue., 1856

 Component — map-box: 7
Identifier: S00100002_aj
Plan of Invercargill as surveyed by A. Garvie.  Compiled from Field Book No. 60A.  Town of Invercargill shown in blue.
Plan of Invercargill as surveyed by A. Garvie. Compiled from Field Book No. 60A. Town of Invercargill shown in blue.

Scope and Contents

From the Item: This item contains 85 individual maps.

Dates

  • 1856

Conditions Governing Use

This item has no known copyright restrictions. Please acknowledge Invercargill City Libraries and Archives, Ref: A0001 S00100002_aj, when re-using this image.

Biographical / Historical

Alexander Garvie (1820 - 1859) arrived at Port Chalmers in 1848 where he worked as a builder and then trained as a surveyor. He later was an assistant surveyor under John Turnbull Thomson.

Source: The Pioneer Land Surveyors of New Zealand, Part IV by C.A. Lawn, 1977.

Extent

From the Series: 33 maps/plans (Map-Boxes 1 - 8 and Drawer West 6 d)

Language of Materials

English

Overview

Sketch map showing the Puni [Otepuni] Creek and huts, overlayed with blue ink drawing of Invercargill streets.

Existence and Location of Copies

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Physical Description

Paper. Stains on lower right side. Two holes on left side, as if from binder, and number 21 in pencil top right hand corner.

Dimensions

H 352mm x W 540

Map notes

Pencilled note on right hand side: Courtesy Lands Office, Ingill (use informal: copy (names ?) slightly).

Underlay map details: Puni Creek, Huts, Kelly's Hut, Tent, Stockyard.

Repository Details

Part of the Invercargill City Libraries and Archives Repository

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Invercargill Southland 9810 New Zealand