Illustrated London news :Sketches of the late war in New Zealand - by a correspondent. Illustrated London news, Jan. 16, 1847, [page] 40.

Page includes:

Waimtai [Waimate] Church, and burial place of British officers. The church is described as "a structure of no pretension to beauty"

Commanding officer's wau [whare?], Rua Pekapeka [Ruapekapeka]

War dance of the New Zealanders. "The third scene shows a war dance of New Zealanders, got up for the amusement of the British, who are enjoying the grotesque exhibition. Around are seated some natives in the customary cloak; and a monster mortar, belonging to the British, is shown on the right"

External cavern - within a Maori fortified pa

Internal cavern and connecting passage - within a Maori fortified pa

Group of Maories - shows four Maori men, three of them standing and one seated on the ground at the left in a cloak. One of the standing men shows tattooing of the buttocks. Two of the standing Maori are holding rifles.

Other Titles - January

Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).

Physical Description: Wood engravings and letterpess on page, 410 x 275 mm

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