IMAGE
Thomson, John Turnbull 1821-1884 :Crossing the Mataura, 11 Jan. 1857. 1877.
- Date
- 1857 - 1877
- By
- Thomson, John Turnbull, 1821-1884; Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972
- Reference
- A-285-006
- Description
Shows Thomson in the front of a canoe being guided through rapids by Maori canoeist, Reko. Both men appear rather alarmed.
Reko identified using John Hall-Jones' book "John Turnbull Thomson, first surveyor-general of New Zealand", pages 32-35. (Dunedin, 1992). ATL NZ&P collection q 920 THO HAL 1992. From that book, this river-crossing may have taken place ca September 1856, rather than January 1857.
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - JTT 1877; Verso - [Title]
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour, 195 x 306 mm.
Provenance: Found in the research file for the book "Exploration New Zealand". Originally in the collection of the Hall-Jones family of Invercargill, descendants of John Turnbull Thompson and passed to Pascoe
Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - 75-241-11. - From the papers of John Pascoe (MS-75-241-11)..
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour, 195 x 306 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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