Augustus Koch. Mapmaker. Clare Gleeson

Clare Gleeson

A guide to the cultivation of hostas

These gardens were popular during the 16th and 17th centuries

dahlias and verbena added colour for the full season

Contains 17 plates and some local advertising

Augustus Koch. Mapmaker. Clare GleesonRolf W. Brednich. German born Koch settled in New Zealand in 1858. Hie brought with him one of the first lithographic presses and became the finest mapmaker in the country, working for the Dept. of Lands and Survey. Complete with his memoirs, this work illuminates the exploration and documentation of early European New Zealand. Superb full colour reproductions of some of his maps. A very large and impressive publication. 425mmx300mm. Steel Roberts