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An indescribable beauty : letters home to Germany from Wellington, New Zealand, 1859 & 1862 / Friedrich August Krull ; [introduction and epilogue, Oliver Harrison].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: Wellington, N.Z. : Awa Press, 2012.Description: 134 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781877551338 (hbk.)
Subject(s): Summary: "The translated letters of Friedrich Krull from Wellington back home to Germany in 1859, at the behest of German naturalist and historian Ernst Boll. Krull details people, landscapes and birds of early Wellington, Wairarapa, Kapiti, and surrounds. Included are reports on meetings with Te Rauparaha's son and nephew as well as other prominent Māori leaders. The book is illustrated with paintings and photographs from the time"--Publisher information.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 993.6 KRU 1 Available T00533100
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A unique, intimate and beautifully produced addition to the historical record of early New Zealand, seen through the eyes of a young German immigrant. Illustrated with paintings and photographs from the 19th century, it includes the astonishing letters home of this 22-year-old adventurous German settler. The letters vividly describe the people, landscapes, and birds of early Wellington, Wairarapa, and Kapiti as he travels on foot and horse around the lower and central North Island. He has rare encounters with Maori and paints a picture of their lives on the brink of what would become the tragic New Zealand land wars.

Includes index.

German families from Mecklenburg who had settled in Waimea are described on pp.97 - 104 for the entry dated February 1862. Kelling, Fanselow, Siggelkow, Heine, Schroder, Windelborn and Lange families are mentioned.

"The translated letters of Friedrich Krull from Wellington back home to Germany in 1859, at the behest of German naturalist and historian Ernst Boll. Krull details people, landscapes and birds of early Wellington, Wairarapa, Kapiti, and surrounds. Included are reports on meetings with Te Rauparaha's son and nephew as well as other prominent Māori leaders. The book is illustrated with paintings and photographs from the time"--Publisher information.

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