- Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Title:
- Mitre Peak, Milford Sound
- Creator:
- A. H. & A. W. Reed (Wellington, New Zealand)
- Contributor to Resource:
- A. Feslier
- Publisher:
- Wellington, New Zeland: A.H. & A. W. Reed
- Date of Original:
- 1911/1982
- Subject:
- Southland Region (N.Z.)
Mountains--New Zealand
Postcards--New Zealand - Location:
- New Zealand, Fiordland, -44.6325, 167.856111
- Medium:
- postcards
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Postcard (color, divided back, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches) titled – Mitre Peak, Milford Sound. Mitre Peak is a mountain in the South Island of New Zealand, located on the shore of Milford Sound. The mountain was named by Captain John Lord Stokes of HMS Acheron, who found its shape reminiscent of the mitre headwear of Christian bishops. Text on reverse: Mitre Peak, Milford Sound. One of New Zealand’s most famous and popular tourist areas. Mitre Peak, Queen of Milford, as seen from the Milford Hotel, with Lion Peak on the right. Card number SR 638.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz-odom_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-535
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz-odom_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-535#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz-odom_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-535/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : col. ill.
- Original Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Moultrie-Colquitt County Library System
- Rights:
-
