Description
This is an oil painting of Ship Cove in the Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand. It was painted by John Webber (1751-93) in 1788. In the foreground is a small group of Mäori and behind them are others, some in canoes, and a tent-like structure on the edge of a bay. A harbour and distant hills can be seen in the background.
Acknowledgements
| Copyright | Reproduced courtesy of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |
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| Creator | John Webber, artist, 1788 |
| Identifiers | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa number 1992-0035-1729
TLF resource R1766 |
| Source | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, http://www.tepapa.govt.nz |
