Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897 :[Pohaturoa near Atiamuri. 1875?]
Title:
Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897 :[Pohaturoa near Atiamuri. 1875?]
Subject:
Carriages and carts - New Zealand - Waikato Region; Horses - New Zealand - Waikato Region; Dwellings - New Zealand - Waikato Region; Bridges - New Zealand - Waikato Region; Rock formations - New Zealand - Waikato Region
Abstract:
Shows rocky outcrop Pohaturoa near Atiamuri with the Waikato River between steep cliffs. In the foreground are three houses and carriage drawn by four horses on a road leading from a bridge across the river on the right.
Geographic Location:
Pohaturoa Rock; Atiamuri; Waikato River
Personal name(s):
Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897
Addition Description:
Probably the original for the engraving published in New Zealand: graphic and descriptive... London: Sampson Low,... 1877 pg 19. Inscribed with the title "Pohaturoa". The accompanying text reads "Pohaturoa, or the Great Rock...which rises 650 feet abruptly from the plain in the banks of the Waikato near Niho-o-te Keore, is a celebrated pa of the Ngatiraukawa tribe."
