Sujet

View of Auckland Harbour, New Zealand...the race of the Maori war-canoes, 1862. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

View of Auckland Harbour, New Zealand, from a drawing by Major Stack, taken during the regatta of January, 1862: the race of the Maori war-canoes, 1862. 'Her Majesty's steam-ships Miranda (to the left) and Fawn (to the right) are at anchor, having been ordered up from Taranaki by Commodore Seymour after the cessation of hostilities. To the left of the Engraving is seen the suburb Parnell, with the last two churches of the rival Bishops Selwyn and Pompellier; further towards the right is Mechanics Bay and Official Bay, backed by the public domain, Government House, Scotch Church, House of Representatives, and other public buildings. Subjacent is the Wynyard Pier; further to the right is Britomart Point, Battery, and St. Paul's Church. Thence, to the right, is the commercial part of the city, with the steam-biscuit and other factories or stores, whence shipments to vessels of small and large tonnage are made by means of the Queen-street wharf and pier: the latter is a most useful structure, about three-quarters of a mile in length. In the central background is visible the extinct volcano called Mount Eden, which is about a thousand feet in height, and distant from the town two miles'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Date

1862

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A09_420

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

33,3Mo (3,1Mo) / 47,9cm x 17,4cm / 5659 x 2057 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation ocean sea sport arts country harbour art ship ships British geography color New Zealand Pacific Ocean native war race location canoe century canoes Britain racing newspapers press invasion print concept Auckland Navy regatta B&W warfare engraved engraving sporting event sailing ship sailing ships Maori maoris Invader Colour naval warfare 19th century water transport warship black & white black and white B W white and black warships Auckland Harbour nineteenth century Royal Navy The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News TGN war canoe ILN Aotearoa indigenous newspaper invaders indigenous people Unknown naval ship 19th-century Frederick Rice Stack Stack Frederick Rice Major Stack