Story: Wellington region

City landowners

This map of central Wellington was made by the historian Louis Ward around 1925, using T. H. Fitzgerald’s 1840 plan of Wellington as a base map. It names the owners of the original plots balloted in London by the New Zealand Company. Names of later owners are in brackets.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: MapColl-832.4799gbbd/1840-1916/Acc.16123

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How to cite this page:

Chris Maclean, 'Wellington region - The struggle to survive: 1840–1865', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/zoomify/13234/city-landowners (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Chris Maclean, updated 1 Aug 2015