Heaphy, Charles 1820-1881 :[Whakari or White Island ; view of the crater looking north-west from crater margin. Ca 1850]

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Title

Heaphy, Charles 1820-1881 :[Whakari or White Island ; view of the crater looking north-west from crater margin. Ca 1850]

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Collection

TAPUHI

Description

Two Maori men waving or pointing to two European men, who are throwing rocks on the ground ahead of them to test its firmness. The steaming crater lake is surrounded by hills, with a geyser or fountain of hot water in the background. One of the two Europeans is likely to be a self-portrait by the artist. Thought on acquisition to show Lake Rotomahana. Title is from F von Hochstetter's Geology of New Zealand (1864), where this image is reproduced as Plate 8, no.IV (at back of volume). Beca...

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Image

Date created

1847 - 1860

Creator

Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881 / Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22884923

Locations

Whakaari / White Island / White Island

Related subjects

Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881 / Geysers / Volcanoes / Bay of Plenty Region (N.Z.) / Discovery and exploration / Whakaari / White Island

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