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This map shows one of the earliest layout plans for Palmerston North. It includes mostly sections south of present day Main Street (labelled Great Northern Road). The map shows some of the landscape features underlying the present day city. Scale 10 chains : 1 inch. Original copy of map has date of 1872 - this has been twinked out at some stage and the map MAY actually be 1874.

Identification

Object type
Map
Relation
PNCC 7/6/3, 18-M-2
Date
1872?
Digitisation ID
2007M_PNCC7-6-3-18-M-2_MAP_0542
Format
Other

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Taxonomy

Tags
18/m/2,
lagoons,
maps and aerial photographs,
native reserve,
scandinavian settlement,
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