Auckland Before the Harbour Bridge

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Auckland Before the Harbour Bridge
By Graham Stewart

There has never been a book on Auckland like this before – a pictorial book back in time that puts the reader in the picture at a glance. Present day photographs have been matched with scenes from Auckland’s past.

The pages show how the Auckland isthmus developed and grew since the city was founded in September 1840. It covers the first 120 years of European settlement from basic timber dwellings to the building of the harbour bridge. It takes you on a journey along familiar streets back to when they were little more than mud or metal tracks only trodden by the horse.

A pictorial look back in time that puts the reader in the picture at a glance. Present day photos have been matched with scenes from Aucklands past. 700 colour and monochrome illustrations tell the story of Auckland before the bridge!

Paperback, 1st edition 2002, 180pages, very good condition