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Could this be this country’s finest map?

Could this be this country’s finest map?

Update: 2025-11-16
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There is much joy to be had poring over a great map. And this particular map may be the finest in New Zealand to pore over of them all. It's a map of Wellington city first made in 1891 by surveyor Thomas Ward. Obsessive in its detail, it's thought to be unique as a record of a New Zealand city for its time, and provides the visual structure for a very handsome new book, Mr Ward's Map by Elizabeth Cox, published by Massey University Press.
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Could this be this country’s finest map?

Could this be this country’s finest map?