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Shipley, Conway, 1824-1888 :The Missionary Station at Mbua. Sandalwood Bay. Feejee Islds. [London, T. McLean, 1851].
- Date
- 1848
- By
- Shipley, Conway, 1824-1888; Thomson, John Mansfield, 1926-1999
- Reference
- A-115-007
- Description
Shows inlet formed by Bua River flowing into Sandalwood (Bua) Bay in foreground, one boat with lowered sail beside shore. There are about ten figures on or beside the boat. Behind are eight thatched buildings (the Mbua or Tiliva mission station), a stand of three palms, and other trees in background.
Library has Shipley, C. Sketches in the Pacific (London, 1851) at NZ&P f920 SHI.
Library has Henderson, G.C. Fiji and the Fijians 1835-1856 (Sydney, 1931) at NZ&P 919.611 HEN.
G. C. Henderson, in his "Fiji and the Fijians 1835-1856" (Sydney, 1931), facing page 250, dates Shipley's work as 1848. Thomas Williams was the Methodist missionary in charge of Mbua (or Tiliva) station from 1847. Later in 1848, war broke out in the area as a result of the missionaries' teaching.
Other Titles - Bua. Fiji.
Extended Title - From: Shipley, Conway. Sketches in the Pacific; the South Sea islands, drawn from nature and on stone. [Plate 22
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - The Missionary Station at Mbua. Sandalwood Bay. Feejee Islds.; Recto - bottom left - CS.
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Lithograph, black and white on paper 202 x 272 mm.
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- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Lithographs, Landscapes (Representations), Ethnographic illustrations, Lithograph, black and white on paper 202 x 272 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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