Mr Surveyor Thomson John Turnbull Thomson was a British civil engineer and artist who played an instrumental role in the development of the early infrastructure of nineteenth century Singapore and New Zealand.
Hardcover, ISBN 0589006541
Publisher: A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, New Zealand, 1971
Used – Very Good. Prev. owner’s name. 146p incl. index. Maps to E/P. B&W photos. Bibliography. List of his paintings. Quote: “This is the story of John Turnbull Thomson, Chief Surveyor of Otago and later the first Surveyor-General of New Zealand. It is also the story of early Otago and Southland, for Thomson explored and mapped the two provinces in the days when they were one.” Slight chipping to D/J spine tip. [New Zealand. Otago. Southland. Surveyor. Local history]; includes dustjacket (NEW ZEALAND. OTAGO. SOUTHLAND. SURVEYOR. LOCAL HISTORY.)