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Story: Geomorphology – a history

Hochstetter’s vision of the landscape

Ferdinand Hochstetter, a young Austrian geologist, explored central New Zealand in 1858 and 1859, and wrote a popular account of his travels. The English edition, published in 1867, has an embossed cover showing landscape features and luxurious vegetation.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: B-K 658-COVER

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Rebecca Priestley. 'Geomorphology – a history', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/geomorphology-a-history/1/3