If you send me an email address I will send you a copy
Thanks for those Tararua maps @TararuaHunter. Had a brief look this morning and uploaded the 1936 Tararua Mountain System map onto the site.
http://mapspast.org.nz/mapsheet/70/?zoom=10&x=1807392&y=5481390
That looks good despite being a folded map. I was afraid there might be a lot of distortion when scanning folded maps, but the trig'd high points I looked at all line up fine with the modern maps, so it must be a good, accurate scan.
Will get the rest of the Tararua maps you sent up this week, then I'll go looking at other people's offerings to see if there are any gaps we can fill.
This post has been edited by the author on 26 June 2015 at 14:01.
Tracked down another interesting map. An 1865 topographical map showing routes between Canterbury and the West Coast. An interesting browse for anyone who's bored ...
http://mapspast.org.nz/mapsheet/86/?zoom=9&x=1504300&y=5230941
There are another couple of old (pre-1900) sheets added today too, a plan of the peaks and glaciers surrounding Mt Cook (1889):
http://mapspast.org.nz/mapsheet/87/?zoom=12&x=1369433&y=5162362
And Broderick's 1897 survey of a route to the West Coast via the pass that bears his name:
http://mapspast.org.nz/mapsheet/88/?zoom=12&x=1341457&y=5133794
This post has been edited by the author on 19 August 2015 at 15:55.
