Author(s): J.C. Bidwill

Early NZ | Secondhand

Bidwill explored the central North Island at a time when few Pakeha ventured outside settlements. In 1839, travelling with Maori he reached Lake Taupo, ascended Tongariro and Ngauruhoe. Includes an essay by H.H. Allan on Bidwill as a botanist.  First published in 1841, this is a 1974 facsimile.