Kōrero: Streets and lighting

Early street plan

This map shows allotments for sale at the top of Queen Street in Auckland in the 1860s. The map highlights how 19th-century streets varied in width, with Cardwell Place (which never actually eventuated) significantly narrower than George Street.

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Auckland City Libraries - Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero, Sir George Grey Special Collections
Reference: NZ Map 4167

Permission of Auckland City Libraries Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Adrian Humphris, 'Streets and lighting - Street standards and planning', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/24478/early-street-plan (accessed 27 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Adrian Humphris, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010