[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Makaenuku Pa, district of the Hutt 1845? [Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. London, 1849]

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[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Makaenuku Pa, district of the Hutt 1845? [Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. London, 1849]

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Description

Red-coated soldiers (probably from the 58th Regiment) in the foreground, groups of Maori men and women, canoes drawn up on the shore of the Hutt River, the palisades of the pa in the background, with tall trees beyond. Several Maori are carrying bundles on their backs, possibly of potatoes, since Brees mentions "extensive potato grounds" around the pa in his text on p.30 of Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. In: Brees S C Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand Plate 18, No 54; also rep...

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Date created

1847

Creator

Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865 / Melville, Henry, 1792-1870

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22880909

Locations

Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River / Lower Hutt City / Melling / Maraenuku Pā / Hutt River

Related subjects

Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 58th (Rutlandshire) / Pā / Waka / Soldiers / Men, Māori / Women, Māori / Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River / Lower Hutt City / Melling / Maraenuku Pā

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