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NameThe town of Petre, on the Waganui river in September 1841. Plate 6. From the book: Illustrations to Adventure in New Zealand
ProductionDay & Haghe; lithographer; 1845; London
Captain William Mein Smith; after; 1841
Smith, Elder, and Co.; printing firm; 1845; London
Captain William Mein Smith; after; 1841
Smith, Elder, and Co.; printing firm; 1845; London
Classificationrare books
Materialsbook paper, printing ink
Registration NumberRB001053/006a
Overview
The accompanying text reads: This is four miles from the mouth of the river, on the north shore of Cook's Strait, 110 miles from Wellington. The snowy mountain to the extreme left is Tonga Riro [Tongariro], seventy miles distant.