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Mt Egmont from the southward by Charles Heaphy

Mt Egmont from the southward, 1840, by Charles Heaphy (1820–81). The New Zealand Company artist exaggerated the symmetry and steepness of Mt Taranaki.

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painting
charles heaphy
mt taranaki
art
art history
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: C-025-008

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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'Mt Egmont from the southward by Charles Heaphy', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/mt-taranaki-charles-heaphy, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 9-May-2014

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