This watercolour by Gustavus von Tempsky shows Māori involved in Major General Trevor Chute's march around Mt Taranaki in January and February 1866. The purpose of the march was to destroy villages and traditional pā in Taranaki so as to forestall possible future resistance from this area.
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1992-0035-1186
Watercolour by Gustavus Ferdinand von Tempsky
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