IMAGE
Hetley, Georgina Burne, 1832?-1898 :[Auckland harbour. 1870s or 1880s?]
- Date
- 1870 - 1890
- By
- Hetley, Georgina Burne, 1832-1898
- Reference
- A-175-005
- Description
Shows a Maori canoe on shore at the mouth of a small stream at the foot of a cliff in the foreground, with a man wrapped in a blanket standing at the stern of the canoe, another figure seated in the prow. Yachts and ships are in Auckland harbour in the middle distance. Mt Victoria and North Head are in the background, with houses along the shoreline below Mount Victoria. The peak of Rangitoto is in the distance.
The view may be from close to the modern central city foreshore, possibly from St Mary's Bay
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour 139 x 350 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour 139 x 350 mm
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