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Kohukohu, Hokianga, 1839

Image

Kohukohu on the Hokianga harbour, 1839. This painting is by Charles Heaphy and shows G. F. Russell's house and timber yard at Kohukohu, Hokianga Harbour, with a ship and a barque, the Francis Spaight (nearer vessel) and the Bolina (on the left) loading kauri spars; and a row-boat hauling spars. On the hill behind is dense native forest.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: C-025-020
Artist: Charles Heaphy
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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Kohukohu, Hokianga, 1839, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/kohukohu-hokianga-1839, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated