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[Tanna with sailboat, cliffs and volcano.]

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Date

[1857-1858]

Artist

Thomas Bent (c. 1833-1887)

Collective Title

Bent, Thomas, 1833?-1887 :[Fifteen watercolours mainly of Pacific views. 1857-1858]

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22557031

Description

Shows a sailboat in the water in the foreground. Behind is a precipitous headland with basalt columns. The central volcano has a plume of steam coming from it.

Numerical inscriptions were made by an Auckland conservator in 1999.

Compare A-282-032, a view from another angle of the same active volcano

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Mount Yasur, Tanna Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu

Country

Tags

Hills
Volcanoes
Seascapes

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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