[Creator unknown] :[Rough plan of Ohinemutu pa, Rotorua] [ms map]. [ca.1860].

Date
1860 - 1870
Reference
MapColl-832.18hkcmf/1860s/Acc.5104
Description

Map of the fortified Ohinemutu pa site, Rotorua, depicting Captain Main's redoubt. Shows 'Tiki' (carved gateway), stockades (two lines) and ditch surrounding three sides of the site, 'Paepae-mohoao' (old whares), 'Pukaki' (carved gateway), 'Maharo' (Captain Main's redoubt), 'Te Hina-a-Maui' (old kumara gardens), 'Te Pono' (sacred to the god Makawe), 'Hiraua' (covered with houses and kumara gardens), 'Pa-nui-o-marama' (carved gateway) near the Catholic Church; shows the position of '?Parapato'. The fourth side of the site is the Lake Rotorua.

This map is comprised of two separate maps overlaid on each other. One is in ink and outlines the traditional positions within the pa site (as well as Captain Main's redoubt). The other is a pencil map depicting roads, paths, a football ground, dwellings, and 'Te Rua o te Manui'.

Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s).

Physical Description: Ink and pencil on dressed linen, scale indeterminable, 32 x 45 cm.

Use/Reproduction
No photocopying allowed
Access restrictions
No access restrictions
Format
1 manuscript map(s), Maps, Military maps, Ink and pencil on dressed linen, scale indeterminable, 32 x 45 cm.
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