[Gibb, William Menzies] 1859-1931 :Te Rauparaha's fleet approaching Kaiapoi. [1829. Drawn in 1892 and redrawn in 1940]
- Date
- 1829 - 1893 - 1940
- Ref
- MNZ-0652-1/4
- Description
A large canoe in the foreground, with a standing warrior shaking a taiaha. Another five canoes with sails, and a further five without sails in the background, approaching land.
Redrawn with additional canoes for 'Making New Zealand' published in 1940.
Originally drawn by William Menzies Gibb as an illustration to Rev. James West Stack's 'Kaiapohia; the story of a siege' (Christchurch, Whitcombe and Tombs, 1893) opposite page 33.
Quantity: 1 photograph(s).
Physical Description: Photograph of an ink drawing
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- 1 photograph(s), Works of art, Photographs, Photograph of an ink drawing
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