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Henry and William Williams

Henry and William Williams

Stockaded hills and pa, 1830s painting

Stockaded hills and pa, 1830s painting

Haka on board the Astrolabe, 1827

Haka on board the Astrolabe, 1827

Kororareka, 1838

Kororareka, 1838

South seas whaling painting, 1820s

South seas whaling painting, 1820s

Thomas Kendall, Hongi Hika and Waikato, 1820

Thomas Kendall, Hongi Hika and Waikato, 1820

Port Nicholson, c1840

Port Nicholson, c1840

Painting of William Deans, 1843

Painting of William Deans, 1843

Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1823

Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1823

The Cuba at anchor, 1840

The Cuba at anchor, 1840

Jillett's Whaling Station, Kapiti Island

Jillett's Whaling Station, Kapiti Island

Sydney barracks, 1857

Sydney barracks, 1857

Te Wainokenoke and Nohorua

Te Wainokenoke and Nohorua

Aborigines in Sydney, 1830

Aborigines in Sydney, 1830

James Busby

James Busby

Queen Victoria, 1841

Queen Victoria, 1841

Kohukohu, Hokianga, 1839

Kohukohu, Hokianga, 1839

Sketch of Maori pa site, 1837

Sketch of Maori pa site, 1837

Sugar Loaf Rock missionary station

Sugar Loaf Rock missionary station

Painting of Te Aro pa, 1847

Painting of Te Aro pa, 1847

Kauri tree sawyers, Kaipara

Kauri tree sawyers, Kaipara

Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi painting

Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi painting

First campsite at new town of Auckland, 1840

First campsite at new town of Auckland, 1840

Horotutu, Bay of Islands, 1859

Horotutu, Bay of Islands, 1859

Maori meeting at European house, 1840s

Maori meeting at European house, 1840s

HMS Herald at Stewart Island, 1840

HMS Herald at Stewart Island, 1840

Taraia Ngakuti te Tumuhuia

Taraia Ngakuti te Tumuhuia

Thomas Bunbury

Thomas Bunbury

Waikato leaders Te Moanaroa and Te Awaitaia

Waikato leaders Te Moanaroa and Te Awaitaia

Hone Heke fells the flagstaff at Kororareka

Hone Heke fells the flagstaff at Kororareka

Government House, Auckland in the 1840s

Government House, Auckland in the 1840s

George Grey

George Grey

Ahuriri Harbour in 1850s

Ahuriri Harbour in 1850s

Hone Heke sketch

Hone Heke sketch

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The 1835 Declaration of Independence

The 1835 Declaration of Independence

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