IMAGE
[Eastwood, Charles], 1848-1868 :Roman Catholic Chapel Rangawahia where the skirmish took place. [1864].
- Date
- 1864
- By
- Eastwood, Charles, 1848-1868
- Reference
- A-128-023
- Description
Shows four soldiers, two of them on a horse, moving left across the foreground, with the Catholic church at the left, and other buildings (the priest's house and school) to the right.
From the accompanying sheet:
1. The sketches are attributed to Charles Eastwood, a member of the Forest Rangers.
2. It is thought that the captions may have been added at a later date.
From the accompanying sheet:
1. In February 1864, General Cameron and his British forces including the Forest Rangers, fought local Maori at Rangiaohia.
2. The priest's house was burned down in 1865.
Other Titles - Rangiaohia
Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title]
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: Pencil drawing on sheet, 112 x 181 mm.
Provenance: One of two sketches obtained in 1973 by D.M. and J.M. Fielder, Gisborne, from a secondhand dealer, who had obtained them from descendants of the William Eastwood family. Formerly in a sketchbook belonging to the family.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Pencil works, Pencil drawing on sheet, 112 x 181 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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