View on Moturua Island, Bay of Islands, New Zealand

View on Moturua Island, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Date
19 July 1914
Reference
PA1-o-140-61
Description

View of a wetland, a forest covered bluff, and the sea, Moturua Island, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand. Photographed by Russell Duncan on the 19th of July 1914.

Inscriptions: Album page - Marion's voyage. View on Moturua Island. Bay of Islands. Looking towards S E. Same day as 58. 59. 60. The stream here which is always running flows near by the trees in centre. Lieut Roux & men were camped here -. On the high land in the distance on the right was where Tacoury's [Te Kauri's] pa was situated -. The high land to the right in the distance is a peninsula which partly shuts in the large Manawaora Bay & wholy shuts in Oraukawa Bay ( a small bay within Manawaora). It was the custom of the French ships to send a boat ashore every morning to Oraukawa Bay for firewood -. When the boat would round the point of the peninsula she would be out of sight of the ship.

Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Part of
Duncan, Russell James, 1855-1946 :Photograph albums / Duncan, Russell, album 1
Format
1 b&w original photographic print(s), Photographs, Landscape photographs, Silver gelatin print, 20 x 14.5 cm, mounted on album page
See original record

Click to request to view this item, access digital version (if available), and see more information.

Usage

Purchasing this Item

This item is available as a high resolution download. A request to buy an image can take up to 10 working days to approve. It will depend on copyright and how the image is going to be used.

If this item has multiple pages, or is several items attached to a single record, you can use this form to order your copy.

Using this Item

You can copy this item for personal use, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It cannot be used commercially without permission, please ask us for advice. If reproducing this item, please maintain the integrity of the image (i.e. don't crop, recolour or overprint it), and ensure the following credit accompanies it:

View on Moturua Island, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Duncan, Russell James, 1855-1946 :Photograph albums. Ref: PA1-o-140-61. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23074570

More information can be found in our terms of use.

Copyright

Unknown