Gentleman's Magazine :Fig. 1 [A war canoe of New Zealand, by Sydney Parkinson]; Fig. 2 [Breadfruit]; Fig. 3. CR XII, Obs Newark 1645. Gent Mag, Sep 1773.

Gentleman's Magazine :Fig. 1 [A war canoe of New Zealand, by Sydney Parkinson]; Fig. 2 [Breadfruit]; Fig. 3. CR XII, Obs Newark 1645. Gent Mag, Sep 1773.
Date
1645 - 1769 - 1773
By
Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771; Gentleman's magazine, and historical chronicle
Reference
A-436-011
Description

Maori war canoe with elaborately carved prow and stern, three standing figures, one seated and eighteen rowers. Above the canoe at left is a copy of a seal relating to King Charles and the Royalists at Newark in 1645. Above the canoe at right is a study of two breadfruits on a branchlet with leaves.

The canoe is shown in mirror image compared with that at A-111-001-2-a

Derived from engravings after Sydney Parkinson, from drawings taken on James Cook's first voyage to the Pacific, 1768-1770, and first published in Hawkesworth, J. (London, 1773).

Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).

Physical Description: Engraving, 100 x 185 mm, on sheet 126 x 207 mm.

Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, October 2010.

Additional description

Alternative form available: Scanned from original

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Format
1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engraving, 100 x 185 mm, on sheet 126 x 207 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771. Gentleman's Magazine :Fig. 1 [A war canoe of New Zealand, by Sydney Parkinson]; Fig. 2 [Breadfruit]; Fig. 3. CR XII, Obs Newark 1645. Gent Mag, Sep 1773.. Ref: A-436-011. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23239460

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