Author: HAAST, H.F. VON.
Title: The Life And Times Of Sir Julius von Haast. Explorer, Geologist, Museum Builder.
Description: First Edition; Thick 8vo; pp xxii, 1142; 24 b/w plates, 4 fold-out maps at rear, appendices, index; original blue cloth, slightly stained dustjacket, flecking to page edges, otherwise a very good copy. New Zealand, Wellington, 1948. Text covers Drury expedition, journeys with Hochstetter, exploration of Nelson area, exploration of the rivers Rangitata and Ashburton in 1861, the Southern Alps, the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury 1862, the Opawa Hoax, exploration of the Head-waters of the Rakaira, Gold, George Dobsons murder, the Moa Bone Point Cave, Henry discovery of Haast Pass, Hectors exploration, Moas and Moa Hunters, Plates include airviews of Lyttelton Harbour and Canterbury plains and Upper Rangitata River, Godley Glacier, panorama from Mt Cook range, Makarora River, "Gates of Haast, Haast River and more. Large folding maps at rear of Province of New Zealand, Province of Canterbury, map of the southern Alps, and map of Canterbury shewing routes.

Keywords: New Zealand biography discovery exploration scientist science geology geologist Canterbury Museum glacier Nelson exploration Haaast River Moas Moa Hunters diamond diamonds mining George Dobson Greenstone Hokitika Waimea Bone Point Cave Samuel Butler Maori