Penguin Random House New Zealand
Award for Best Illustrated Book 2026
Finalist
Designers: Alan Deare (Cover & Interiors) & Dave McDonald (Interiors) from Area Design
Title: Atlas of the New Zealand Wars: Volume One 1834–1864, Early Engagements to the Second Taranaki War
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Format: 290 x 240 mm, 384pp, section sewn, cased in on linen cloth with screen printed lettering, black ribbon marker, French-folded half jacket wrap on uncoated paper, laminated on the reverse.
Typography: Subheadings: GT Pressura 22.4pt / 22.334pt leading
Body: Editor 9.5pt / 11.167pt leading
Captions: Publico Text Mono 6.6pt / 7.445pt leading
Caption credit/provenance: Visuelt Pro 5.7pt / 6.979pt leading
Publisher’s Brief
“To present 200 historical maps in a large-format sturdy jacketed hardback of no more than 400 pages, the primary maps generally to be reproduced at scale or large enough to be clearly legible, alongside further supplementary images and scene-setters, and text in multiple columns to fit snugly alongside the images.”
