New Zealand

New Zealand travel guides, 1948

File

Identifier: BAI 2/4/3

Scope and Contents

Leaflets, booklets and maps relating to New Zealand.

Dates: 1948

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers of Florence Jewel Baillie / New Zealand trip, 1948

New Zealand trip, 1948, 1943-1948

Series

Identifier: BAI 2/4

Scope and Contents

New Zealand trip, 1948, consists of:

correspondence and notes
leaflets, books and booklets
maps and travel guides
newspapers and cuttings
photographs and postcards

Dates: 1943-1948

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers of Florence Jewel Baillie

Nikau Palms 10 miles from Wanganui, New Zealand, 1870s-1930s

Item

Identifier: Coll-1434/20

Scope and Contents

Photograph of Nikau Palm forest near Wanganui, New Zealand.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Roslin Slide Collection

Notebook No.249, 30 July 1863- April 1864

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/249

Scope and Contents Red leather bound notebook, dated July 30 1863 to April 1864 covering Lyell's research in Wales, including mountains - Moel Tryfan, Snowdon - quarries caves and beaches. Lists significant corrections necessary for 'Antiquity of Man'. Lyell's own index Index July 30 1863 to April 1864 p. 1 Llanberis. Lakes of - [Llanberis] Perched block - Tarn near in [perched block] p. 3 Absence of shells...

Dates: 30 July 1863- April 1864

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Panoramic View, St. Leonard's Station, Amuri, New Zealand, 1870s-1930s

Item

Identifier: Coll-1434/2570

Scope and Contents

Photograph of a panoramic view of St. Leonard's Station showing fields, forests and mountains in Amuri, New Zealand in the early/mid 20th century.

Dates: 1870s-1930s

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Roslin Slide Collection

Papers in geography, history, and science, 1750-1781

Item

Identifier: Coll205/2/2 (Dc.1.58)

Scope and Contents Approximately 75 mostly handwritten leaves, including a 2-page colour drawing of Burrum chundalle, an extract from a history of Louisiana by W. de Page du Pratz (1783); extract from a history of Sumatra by William Marsden (1783); extract from the 'Constitution of the German Empire', s.n., s.d.; extract from 'Baretti's Account of the Manners and Customs of Italy' (1775); extract from 'Baretti's Travels Thro' England Portugal Spain & France to Genoa (1760); extract from 'Travels thro'...

Dates: 1750-1781

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Dr. John Walker / Papers on History, Geography, Science, Natural History, Parish Management and other matters

Photographs, 1948

File

Identifier: BAI 2/4/10

Scope and Contents

Photographs and picture postcards primarily of New Zealand, Hawaii and Sri Lanka, including many of friends and people John and Jewel Baillie met while travelling.

Dates: 1948