Historical Banks Peninsula and Akaroa Wall Map (1921)

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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 Banks Peninsula as it was a century ago. This 1921 Map of Mount Herbert, Wairewa and Akaroa Counties captures the whole peninsula in remarkable detail - the drowned volcanic craters of Akaroa and Lyttelton Harbours, the deep bays that cut into its coastline, and the farms, roads and small settlements that linked them.

In 1921 the peninsula was divided into three counties, a local government arrangement long since gone. Many of the bays were still reached more easily by sea than by road. Find the bay where you spend your summers, the farm your family worked, or the road you drive to Akaroa today. Hang it beside our modern Banks Peninsula and Akaroa Wall Map and compare a hundred years of change.

Faithfully reproduced from the original, with its fine linework and lettering intact. A striking piece for bach walls, Canterbury homes, history lovers, and anyone who has spent time around Akaroa.

A meaningful gift for anyone with a bach on the peninsula, family roots in Akaroa or Little River, or a love of Canterbury's history.

Please note: this map is reproduced as per the original, with the addition of a small, discreet copyright acknowledgement. The original was drawn with a great deal of very fine lettering, such as individual property and survey details, and some of this small text may not be legible even at A0. The coastline, harbours, bays and main place names read clearly - this is a piece to admire as a whole rather than a map to navigate by.