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The Cuba at anchor, 1840

The New Zealand Company ship Cuba anchored at Port Nicholson heads in a NW breeze, 1840. Read more about the Cuba's arrival.

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Keywords

new zealand company
painting
port nicholson
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-144-003
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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