Historical Aoraki Mount Cook Wall Map (1889)

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Sizes

A0 (84.1 × 118.9cm) - Recommended. Designed for this size. Best detail and resolution.
A1 (59.4 × 84.1cm) - A more compact option. Some smaller text may be harder to read.
A2 (42.0 × 59.4cm) - Our most compact size. Significant detail is lost and text may be illegible at this scale.

Print and finish options

Framed Print - Printed on luxurious 230gsm matte paper and framed to order here in New Zealand, in black satin, natural wood or rimu, with an optional 50mm white mat. Arrives ready to hang - no framing, no hassle. Available in A2, A1 and A0. Allow up to two weeks for delivery.

Canvas - Premium option. Printed on art-grade canvas. Available unframed or in a natural wood or black satin float frame (10mm wide, 45mm deep), built to order here in New Zealand. Arrives ready to hang. Available in A2, A1 and A0. Allow up to two weeks for delivery. See full details and examples here.

Map Description

See Aoraki as the first surveyors did. This 1889 map of the Tasman and Hooker Glaciers captures the heart of what is now Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, drawn by hand more than a century before the glaciers began their dramatic retreat.

The ice on this map is not the ice you'll see today. Where the Tasman and Hooker Glaciers once filled their valleys, there are now proglacial lakes - Tasman Lake and Hooker Lake didn't exist when this map was drawn. Hang it beside our modern Aoraki Mount Cook National Park Wall Map and you can trace more than 130 years of change in the Southern Alps.

Faithfully reproduced from the original, with its fine hachured ridgelines and hand-lettered detail intact. A striking piece for climbers, trampers, history lovers, and anyone who has stood at the end of the Hooker Valley Track.

A meaningful gift for anyone who loves Aoraki, the Hooker Valley or New Zealand's mountain history.

Please note: this map is reproduced as per the original, with the addition of a small, discreet copyright acknowledgement.