[Ashworth, Edward] 1814-1896 :Manukao Harbour looking north between Orua and Awhitoo. [1843]

[Ashworth, Edward] 1814-1896 :Manukao Harbour looking north between Orua and Awhitoo. [1843]
Date
1843
By
Ashworth, Edward, 1814-1896
Reference
A-208-021
Description

A panoramic view of the harbour from near the Heads, looking towards the North Head. There are no houses visible

Awitu in the 1840s when this watercolour was done referred to the whole southern head at the entrance to Manukau Harbour. In addition, the Maori village of Awhitu was on the coast, inside the Heads

Exhibited at 'The world was all before me; journals and watercolours of Edward Ashworth from the collections of Alexander Turnbull Library', Curator was Jill Trevelyan. The exhibition title is taken from Ashworth's journal where he misquotes from John Milton's poem "Paradise Lost": "The world was all before me / where to choose my place of rest". At the National Library Gallery, 27 April - 29 July 2001.

Other Titles - Manukau Harbour, Awhitu

Sketched on Ashworth's trip to the Waikato, December 1843

Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).

Physical Description: Watercolour 83 X 381 mm

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Format
1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour 83 X 381 mm
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