Milford Sound : An Illustrated History of the Sound, the Track

Stock Code:
BAE4554
Price:
$45.00

Description

Milford Sound : An Illustrated History of the Sound, the Track and the Road by John Hall-Jones. 'For this illustrated history of Milford Sound, the Milford Track and the Milford Road, John Hall-Jones has assembled an outstanding collection of over 300 early photographs, paintings and maps. the great majority of which have never been published before. The book includes the earliest accounts of the first Europeans to visit Milford Sound, the sealers, the Acheron surveyors and the geologists Sir James Hector and Robert Paulin. New light is shed on the explorations of Donald Sutherland, the hermit of Milford Sound and whether or not he climbed the Mackinnon Pass before Quintin Mackinnon. Here too, are the deeds of brave William Quill who climbed the Sutherland Falls three times; Jim Dennis-toun who made the first ascent of Mitre Peak in a pair of gym shoes! And surveyor John Christie who descended the awful cliffs of the Homer Saddle on a wire rope.' The book has light general wear and may have sun fade down the spine but remains tight and bright.

Details

  • Author:
    Hall-Jones, John
  • Book Condition:
    Good Plus
  • Publisher:
    Craig Printing Company Ltd, NZ
  • Edition:
    First
  • Jacket Condition:
    None
  • Binding:
    Pictorial Hard Cover
  • Location:
    NZ1
  • ISBN:
    0908629540
  • Size:
    4to
  • Pages:
    147
  • Publish Date:
    2000
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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