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251 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) Contents: Part one: soldiers and sailors. John Savage: surgeon/army captain. Richard Cruise: army major. Jules Dumont d'Urville: naval commander. William Marshall: naval surgeon. Henry McKillop: naval lieutenant. Francis Mackenzie: army lieutenant -- Part two: traveller and settlers. John Nicholas: landowner/traveller. Thomas Shepherd: nurseryman. Joel Polack: merchant. John Bidwill: botanist. Ernst Dieffenbach: geologist. Edward Jerningham Wakefield: settler -- Part three: missionaries. Samuel Marsden: Anglican priest. William Wade: Anglican priest. Henry Williams: Anglican priest. William Colenso: missionary/printer -- Part four: artists. Augustus Earle: artist/adventurer. Charles Heaphy: artist/explorer. George French Angas: artist/explorer -- Part five: officials. Edward Shortland: Sub-Protector of Aborigines. George Cooper: assistant private secretary. Ferdinand von Hochstetter: geologist Summary: Tells dramatic stories of Europeans discovering and exploring New Zealand during the first half of the 1800s. Ocean adventures, cross-country trekking, imperial and spiritual conquests, first contacts with Maori, artists seeking the 'sublime', scientific discovery and commercial pursuits all intertwine to form a fascinating portrait of a land undergoing immense change. (Cover)