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[Merrett, Joseph Jenner] 1815-1854 :Heki's first pah at the lake of Mapera near Okaihau...
Date: 1845 - 1848 - 1846
From: British Library. Department of Manuscripts :Drawings and sketches illustrative of New Zealand. 1845-1853. [Additional Manuscript 19953. File prints].
By: Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1815-1854
Reference: E-143-015
Description: Five drawings on one page. From the top, 'Heke's first pah' shows Hone Heke's pa in the background, with Lake Omapere in the foreground, groups of Maori gathered. 'Landing a canoe' shows a long waka landing by pa pallisades to the right, with a volcanic peak in the background. Seated and standing men are in the canoe, and on land. Five rowers are waving oars in the air. The view of Tamaki shows a rolling landscape with a ridged volcanic peak in the background. 'Three seated Maori' have their cloaks wrapped around them. 'Chief at Taupo' is a profile view of a man in a cloak, with bushy receding hair, possibly Te Heu Heu. Other Titles - Omapere Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Photograph of five sepia ink and wash drawings