| RCS/Y3089A contains: |
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| 1 |
Bay of Islands, Victoria [sic] where the Treaty of Waitangi was signed by the native chiefs |
| 2 |
Poverty Bay - Waipawa Valley from the head of the Bay |
| 3 |
Mercury Bay - where Captain Cook took the transit of Mercury |
| 4 |
Thames Gold Fields - Hunt's Claim or Shotover |
| 5 |
Rotomahana or Hot Lake District - Kanapanapa, or Boiling Mud Lake |
| 6 |
Christchurch - Government Building looking west, Canterbury |
| 7 |
Hokianga - Phormian Tenax - or flax rope-making |
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New Zealand Scenery. c.1870
| Title |
Poverty Bay - Waipawa Valley from the head of the Bay |
| Reference |
Y3089A/2 |
| Extent and Medium |
Fair condition, some fading in from edges. |
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| Content and context |
253 x 192 mm. A view looking over the valley from a thickly vegetated hillside, with two men sitting in the foreground. Gisborne, situated at the north shore of the Bay, was the spot where Captain Cook first set foot on New Zealand soil in October 1769. He gave the Bay its name after his welcome there, having to kill four Maoris after a hostile reception. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| East Cape |
| New Zealand |
| North Island |
| Oceania |
| Poverty Bay |
| No further on-line information. |
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