The 1908 map is a significant and unique record of Auckland City's history and early infrastructure. As such, it is:
one of Auckland Council Archives' most treasured and valuable assets
of interest to researchers and local historians
used regularly by archaeologists and contractors working for council.
The original 1908 City of Auckland Map consists of a series of 66 plans, plus one index sheet, that show the location and position of streets, footpaths, tramways, post and telegraph department fixtures, electricity department fixtures, gas, sewers, water and buildings throughout Auckland City as it was in 1908.
From 1908, annotations by hand began to be made to a printed copy of the 1908 map. These annotations depict changes to buildings, streets, street names, etc. up to at least 1918/1919 and even 1923 for some parts of the city. An additional seven sheets were also drawn to include land reclaimed along the city's waterfront and what is now Victoria Park.
Images of this amended version of the City of Auckland Map can be searched using the options available on this page. The search will return images of the map sheets that match your search criteria. Click on View larger image or on the image itself to open a large, high-quality version of the image.
For further information, please contact Auckland Council Archives Central.
Search the 1908 City of Auckland map
Keywords: (searches the names of streets, buildings and places that appear on the map, as well as the titles of the individual map sheets)
Street:
Building / Place:
Map Title:
Map Number:
Search Hints
For an AND search, enter & between the words (e.g. customs & east)
For an OR search, enter / between the words (e.g. upton / ferguson)
For a NOT search, enter ! between the words (e.g. albert ! park)
For a phrase search, simply enter the words (e.g. queen street)
Use * as a wildcard (e.g. wai* will find waite, waitemata, etc.)
When using these symbols, include a space between the symbol and the search criteria.
To find a street, enter the full name: Queen Street or Greys Avenue or Beach Road
Please be aware that street names may have changed over time. For example, Anzac Avenue was previously known as Jermyn Street and Coburg Street is now known as Kitchener Street.
For a full list of previous street names, please visit the Auckland city street names index on the Auckland City Libraries' website.
To find a building or place, enter all or part of the name: Leys Institute or Leys
Choose from the drop-down list to change from AND to OR to NOT when combining boxes.
Click on Browse to pick a term from the field indexes. The Field drop-down list will show the name of the field whose index you are viewing. Where available, you can choose to view a different field from the list.
For further information on searching, click on the Help icon to the right.
Alternative ways to access the map
Select how you wish to access the map from the options below
