[Barraud, Charles Decimus] 1822-1897 :Atiamuri, Pohaturoa [Rock. 1860s or early 1870s?]

Title:[Barraud, Charles Decimus] 1822-1897 :Atiamuri, Pohaturoa [Rock. 1860s or early 1870s?]
Subject:Landforms; Rock formations - New Zealand - Waikato Region; Bridges - New Zealand - Waikato Region; Maori - Dwellings - New Zealand - Waikato Region; Maori - Pa - New Zealand - Waikato Region
Abstract:Shows several whare in centre foreground, a bridge at right, and the impressive Pohaturoa Rock in centre background.
Geographic Location:Pohaturoa Rock; Waikato River; Atiamuri
Personal name(s):Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897; Barraud, William Francis, 1850-1926
Addition Description:Possibly the original for the wood engraving 'Pohaturoa' by C. D. Barraud published in his New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive (London, 1877) p. 19. The accompanying text reads "Pohatura, or the Great Rock ... which rises 650 feet abruptly from the plain on the banks of the Waikato near Niho-o-te Kiore, is a celebrated pa of the Ngatiraukawa tribe".
Format:Watercolour, 240 x 340 mm.
Reference No. A-029-063
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