IMAGE
Goodwin, Arnold Frederick, 1890-1978 :Bellinghausen, the famour Russian explorer, arriving in the year 1820 at Ship's Cove, later to become one of the world's greatest whaling ports. By courtesy John Walker & Sons, Ltd., Distillers, Kilmarnock, [Edinburgh? 1930s]
- Date
- 1930 - 1820 - 1939
- Reference
- A-236-002-a
- Description
The palisades of a large Maori pa, with several Maori greeting Bellingshausen and his men. Dense bush in the background.
There was no large pa at Ship Cove in 1820, nor did Ship Cove itself become a great whaling port, although Te Awaiti, at the entrance to Tory Channel, some distance away in Queen Charlotte Sound, did become a whaling station.
Other Titles - Bellingshausen
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Wood engraving 211 x 157 mm
Provenance: Donated by Mr B N Lindsay of Wellington, in 1984.
Transfers: Transfer from MSS&A 84-145, Macdonald family papers, in 2003..
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Goodwin, Arnold Frederick, 1890-1978 :[Historical incidents in New Zealand in 1820]. By courtesy John Walker & Sons, Ltd., Distillers, Kilmarnock [Edinburgh? 1930s]
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Wood engravings, Wood engraving 211 x 157 mm
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