Wellington Harbour, N.Z.

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Wellington Harbour, N.Z.

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Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Charles Heaphy was only nineteen when he was appointed as artist to the New Zealand Company’s expedition that sailed from England in May 1839 to select and purchase from Maori owners land in New Zealand suitable for British settlement. The company’s schemes required a steady flow of migrants with the capital and enterprise needed to develop its vision of a ‘New Britain’, and a sophisticated marketing strategy was used to attract them. Attractive images of the New Zealand landscape and the com...

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Date created

1841

Creator

Major Charles Heaphy VC

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/41424

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Landscapes (Representations) / Sailing ships / Buildings / Canoes / Harbours / Clouds / Wellington (New Zealand) / watercolour / paper / watercolours / works on paper / New Zealand

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