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[Heaphy, Charles] 1820-1881 :The New Zealand gold field, discovery of gold near the source of the Kapunga Stream, Coromandel, about 40 miles from Auckland. Illustrated London news, 1853
- Date
- 1853
- By
- Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881
- Reference
- E-372-f-034-2
- Description
Five miners working on flat land by a stream bed, with a 'long Tom', a cradle and shovels. There are low cliffs behind the men, with dense native bush, including tree ferns. A tent is on the bank to the right
Based on a watercolour in the British Library by Charles Heaphy 'the spot where Messrs Ring first discovered gold. Working the 'Long Tom' (Add. MS. 19954 f 11 (13))
Other Titles - Kapanga
Extended Title - From: Illustrated London news, Volume 23,3 December 1853, p. 465 (lower half of page)
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Wood engraving, 150 x 230 mm (top corners rounded)
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Illustrated London News :[Scrapbook of clippings relating to New Zealand 1860s]
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Wood engravings, Wood engraving, 150 x 230 mm (top corners rounded), Orientation: Horizontal image
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