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[Johnston, John Tremenhere fl 1860s] :[Military camp at the mouth of the Patea River] [...
Date: 1865
By: Johnston, John Tremenhere, active 1850s-1860s
Reference: B-079-022
Description: Shows the camp on the north bank of the river, with cows in foreground, and two soldiers, one apparently sketching, perhaps a self-portrait. The masts of three ships can be seen in the port area and there are futher military tents on the south bank of the river. Supplied title Attribution based on style and information from donor The camp was close to the earlier site of Waimate Pa, which was located at the top of the same bluff - compare two drawings by Charles Heaphy from 1839 - 'Waimate Pa, 1839' (A-164-008) and 'View on the Patea River, Cooks Straits' (A-146-004); also '[Album of an officer]. Left bank redoubt, R. Patea, 1865 3 May' (A-277-021). The redoubt on the south bank of the Patea, known as Dawson's Redoubt, was completed in February 1865 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper 190 x 493 mm