{"product_id":"mr-wards-map","title":"Mr Ward's Map","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating journey through Wellington’s history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1891, a remarkable map of Wellington was made by surveyor Thomas Ward. It recorded the footprint of every building, from Thorndon in the north and across the teeming, inner-city slums of Te Aro to Berhampore in the south.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpdated regularly over the next 10 years, it detailed hotels, theatres, oyster saloons, brothels, shops, stables, Parliament, the remnants of Māori kāinga, the Town Belt, the prisons, the ‘lunatic asylum’, the hospital and much more, in detail so particular that it went right down to the level of the street lights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLuxuriously packaged with a cloth case and fold-out jacket, Mr Ward’s Map uses this giant map and historic images to tell marvellous stories about a vital capital city, its neighbourhoods and its people at the turn of the twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHard Cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e560 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable online and in-store at Wellington Museum. Explore our collection of jewellery, taonga, souvenirs, science-themed gifts and more across Aotearoa New Zealand. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Massey University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42525324279893,"sku":"15455","price":90.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/6480\/3157\/files\/Mr-Wards-Map-Book-Elizabeth-Cox-Massey-Press-Wellington-Museum.png?v=1779682536","url":"https:\/\/shopwellington.nz\/products\/mr-wards-map","provider":"Shop Wellington","version":"1.0","type":"link"}