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Early c.19th map of New Zealand, produced by The New Zealand Company, with historical importance as being one of the earliest maps naming Wellington.
The settlement of Wellington was established shortly after September 20, 1839. On this date, the New Zealand Company’s ship Tory arrived in the area, initially settling at Petone before relocating southwest to what would later become Wellington about eight weeks after its arrival. The decision to name the settlement Wellington was made shortly thereafter. The three islands are named; New Ulster, New Munster and New Leinster. Inset lower left of a world map on Mercator’s projection with the British isles and New Zealand marked in red.
Arrowsmith later reproduced this map in his London Atlas in 1844
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The New Zealand Company, initially known as the New Zealand Association when founded in London in 1837, had a primary goal of promoting the organized colonization of New Zealand. Inspired by the colonizing principles of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, the vision was to create a new-model English society in the southern hemisphere. Despite facing opposition from Colonial Office officials and the Church Missionary Society in their attempt to secure a Royal Charter, the objections centered around concerns about the founders’ unlimited power and perceived consequences of the inevitable conquest and extermination of the existing inhabitants.
Subsequently, The New Zealand Company founded communities in Wellington, Nelson, Wanganui, and Dunedin, actively participating in the establishment of New Plymouth and Christchurch as well. Around 1841, the company reached its zenith of effectiveness, but financial challenges emerged, ultimately resulting in its dissolution in 1858.
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