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Astrolabe Roads, Tasman's Gulf

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Date

[1841]

Artist

Charles Heaphy (1820-1881)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23106422

Description

Shows the three ships of the NZ Company's preliminary expedition at anchor, at centre left, and a cutter from one of them beaching on the mainland at right foreground. Fisherman Island in the background.

"Astrolabe Roads" is short for Astrolabe Roadstead or harbour

Letter from Pat W Win on 14 October 2010 identifies the foreground boat as a deal boat; an open boats also called a lugger, which carried a dipping lug mainsail on the mainmast and a standing lug (sail) on the mizzen. The mainsail was hoisted on a gaff and hooked to the stern at the lower end; it had no boom, so changing tack involved unhooking the stern end and rehooking it when the sail was in the required position. See his article in Nelson Historical Society Journal, Volume 6, Issue 3, 2000, page 59.

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Astrolabe Roadstead, Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere, New Zealand

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Bays
Boats

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

TWW Comment

See: https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz41251/Astrolabe-Roadstead/

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