gardner@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nzEnglish · 1 year agoOld Maps Available for Download from National Librarynatlib.govt.nzexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkOld Maps Available for Download from National Librarynatlib.govt.nzgardner@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareTagMeInSkipIGotThis@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNational Library & Archives have some awesome stuff; there’s also regional archives / digitisation projects too. Eg this is Hawkes Bay stuff - if you like maps, here’s a link to a hand-drawn one from the 80s: https://knowledgebank.org.nz/still_image/farm-location-map-dannevirke/?searchterm=map dannevirke There’s a few other panels to it as well, its really well detailed - no idea who drew it or why. Maybe a stock agent or something I suppose.
National Library & Archives have some awesome stuff; there’s also regional archives / digitisation projects too. Eg this is Hawkes Bay stuff - if you like maps, here’s a link to a hand-drawn one from the 80s:
https://knowledgebank.org.nz/still_image/farm-location-map-dannevirke/?searchterm=map dannevirke
There’s a few other panels to it as well, its really well detailed - no idea who drew it or why. Maybe a stock agent or something I suppose.