Description: " The Museum - New Zealand Tomb " 7 3/4" x 10 7/8" A page from an 1870 publication ( dated "1870" ) with a brief article on a tomb erected in memory of a New Zealand Maori chief's mother. Includes an illustration : " A New Zealand Tomb" The tomb was built to honor the memory of the mother of " chief Rampahara ."( see below for additional information ) ----------- Te Rauparaha (circa 1768 – November 27, 1849) was a Maori rangatira ( chief ) of the Ngati Toa tribe who took a leading part in the Musket Wars and trade with Europeans. He participated in land sale and negotiations with the New Zealand Company at the beginning of the colonization of New Zealand. He was central to the Wairau Affray in Marlborough, considered by many to be the first of conflicts in the New Zealand Wars. Te Rauparaha was a signatory of the Treaty of Waitangi. Before he died Te Rauparaha directed the building of Rangiatea Church in Otaki. The illustration is after a drawing made on site in the year 1844 by George French Angas ( 1822 - 1886 ), an English explorer, naturalist, painter and poet who emigrated to Australia in 1844. He was the eldest son of George Fife Angas, who was prominent in the early days of the colonisation of South Australia. --------- Condition. Aged paper. A little wear at the edge, a little staining ( see the photos ). Otherwise good. Over 150 years old. Carefully packed for shipment to the buyer.
Price: 45 USD
Location: Coventry, Rhode Island
End Time: 2024-11-18T15:20:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Loose Pages, Articles
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
George French Angas: Australia
Region: Australia, Oceania
Topic: polynesia
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1870
