[Johnston, John Tremenhere fl 1860s] :[Military camp at the mouth of the Patea River] [February 1865?]

[Johnston, John Tremenhere fl 1860s] :[Military camp at the mouth of the Patea River] [February 1865?]
Date
1865
By
Johnston, John Tremenhere, active 1850s-1860s
Reference
B-079-022
Description

Shows the camp on the north bank of the river, with cows in foreground, and two soldiers, one apparently sketching, perhaps a self-portrait. The masts of three ships can be seen in the port area and there are futher military tents on the south bank of the river.

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Attribution based on style and information from donor

The camp was close to the earlier site of Waimate Pa, which was located at the top of the same bluff - compare two drawings by Charles Heaphy from 1839 - 'Waimate Pa, 1839' (A-164-008) and 'View on the Patea River, Cooks Straits' (A-146-004); also '[Album of an officer]. Left bank redoubt, R. Patea, 1865 3 May' (A-277-021).

The redoubt on the south bank of the Patea, known as Dawson's Redoubt, was completed in February 1865

Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).

Physical Description: Watercolour on paper 190 x 493 mm

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Format
1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour on paper 190 x 493 mm
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