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View in Queen Charlotte's Sound, New Zealand

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Date

1790

Artist

Print after John Webber (1751-1793)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1527039

Additional Makers

Print maker - John Webber

Description

Seashore with three Maori in the foreground; beyond, others in elaborately carved canoes and European men in a rowing boat and beside three tents; two sailing ships moored off-shore. Hand-coloured etching.

Inscription

Lettered in lower margin: "J. Webber fecit R.A./View in Queen Charlottes Sound, New Zealand./Vide Cooks last Voyage Vol I Chap 7/London Pubd. Octr. 1790 by J. Webber No 312 Oxford Street'

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

New Zealand

Country

Medium

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Beaches
Coasts
Boats
Encampments
People

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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