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Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :[Takitahi, South Canterbury ... showing the...
Date: 1848
From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 2] 1848
Reference: E-333-080/081
Description: Shows Takitahi Pa on the South Canterbury Plains with the Southern Alps in the background. There is a low fence surrounding a group of low whare and tall food platforms. At the far right is another similar enclosure. The name Takitahi appears at the top right, partly overwritten by the names of the distant peaks: Rowley Peak, Mt Tyrrell [?], Mt Peel, S Dom. Other Titles - October Other Titles - Tarahaoa From the sketchbook kept by Mantell during his journey down the South Island as Commissioner for the Extinguishment of Native Titles. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on double sketchbook page, 135 x 470 mm