Historic South Island Survey Maps - Story Map
A story map to show the process of the Black Maps project.
Created by: canterburymaps
Last updated: Thursday, April 14, 2022
Description
‘Black Maps’ is a short-hand term for some of the earliest survey plans of the Canterbury Land District. They were created in the mid 1800s, although some continued to be annotated well into the twentieth century. These maps give an insight into traditional areas of mahinga kai (sites of significance to MÄori for food gathering) such as wetlands, lagoons, and estuaries before they were modified.
Environment Canterbury is working on a cross-agency project with Te RÅ«nanga o NgÄi Tahu, Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Micrographics and Archives New Zealand to digitise the original paper copies in order to make them more accessible to the public.
View the digital maps on the Historic South Island Survey Maps (Black Maps) Map Viewer.
Map Credits
Ngai Tahu, Environment Canterbury, Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Archives New ZealandAccess and Use Constraints
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