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

Digital Image

Identifier: D00100002_aj

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Untitled

Dates

1856

Summary

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

Conditions Governing Use

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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.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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.