Journal and photocopy, William Colenso
Maker
Colenso, William
Production date
1839-1840
Current rights
Public Domain
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Object detail
Brief Description
A journal written by William Colenso. A label affixed to the front cover of the journal reads: Sundry rough sketches of Journey to Cape Reinga & back in this Book also what Capt[ain] Hobson said to the Natives at the Signing the Treaty at Waitangi.
The booklet includes: lists of Māori words and phrases, some with English translations; sketches of landscapes and villages, some with annotations, including a sketch of Waitangi; lists of food and sundries and their costs; and diary entries dated between Wednesday 20 March - April 16.
There is a photocopy of the journal housed in the same box as the original document.
The booklet includes: lists of Māori words and phrases, some with English translations; sketches of landscapes and villages, some with annotations, including a sketch of Waitangi; lists of food and sundries and their costs; and diary entries dated between Wednesday 20 March - April 16.
There is a photocopy of the journal housed in the same box as the original document.
Collection
Production date
1839-1840
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Blue/grey cardboard cover, unlined booklet with string binding, handwritten in brown ink and pencil.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Length x Width x Height: 173 x 110 x 11mm
Signature/Inscription
H.B. ART GALLERY / & MUSEUM LIBRARY / Presented by / Mrs M. Simcox / Date 22 May 1967, Bookplate, Printed
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
1839-1840
Current rights
Public Domain
Credit line
gifted by Mrs. Martin Simcox
Other number(s)
5970, m67/23 c, 66224
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