New Zealand

Edinburgh: A. & C. Black, 1859. unbound. Hughes, W.. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 17 3/8" x 12 1/8" This colorful map of the New Zealand was published in 1859 in Black's General Atlas of the World. The North and South Islands are labeled in great detail, showing rivers, towns, mountains, and coastal features. Counties are numbered and colored. An inset shows Tasmania, or Van Diemens Land, also showing many details labeled, and colored to show counties. Another inset in the lower margin shows a smaller scale map of Australia and New Zealand. The map is in very good condition. Adam Black (1784-1874) was a Scottish publisher and politician who, with his brother Charles, founded the A & C Black publishing company. Together they published a wide range of materials, including atlases, medical books, and the 7th, 8th and 9th editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica. This map is a fine example of their work. (Inventory #: 298230)