Early Wellington

Christchurch, New Zealand: Capper Press, 1975. CD4 - A reprint hardcover book in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, and crease on the edges and corners, wrinkled on the bottom spine, scattered rubbing, light scratches, and scuffing, tanning and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and dents, bumped on the bottom spine, light cover edgewear, some scattered stains on the page edges, light tanning and shelf wear. Includes a laid in map entitled "PLan of the city of WELLINGTON Port Nicholson: New Zealand 1841" in the back pocket. 11.25"x8.75", 544 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. M?ori oral tradition tells that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the 10th century. The area was initially settled by M?ori iwi such as Rangit?ne and Mua?poko. The disruptions of the Musket Wars led to them being overwhelmed by northern iwi such as Te ?ti Awa by the early 19th century. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.