Diary of Felton Mathew (& Others) [unidentified subsequent owners/authors]

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Diary of Felton Mathew (& Others) [unidentified subsequent owners/authors]

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Felton Mathew was New Zealand's first Surveyor General arriving on board the H.M.S. Herald with Captain Hobson in January 1840. Some of the most significant entries in the diary relate to the background and actual signing of The Treaty of Waitangi and subsequent events surrounging that signing. The diary recordsFelton Mathew's views on the eventsof Hobson's arrival in New Zealand, travels, treaty signing and aftermath. The diary was acquired by The Dominion Museum in 1912,from Cathcart Wason ...

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Date created

1912

Creator

Harold Cox

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/702

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surveyors / Indigenous peoples / New Zealand / paper / ink / diaries / handwriting / bookbinding / Imperialism / Treaties / Discovery & exploration / diplomacy / diplomats / Diplomats / Witnesses / collecting / Waitangi / Islands, Bay of / Māori / English / Felton Mathew / Harold Cox

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