‘Tauhara from Taupo’, by Charles Barraud
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‘Tauhara from Taupo’, by Charles Barraud
While Tia was journeying, the other early explorer Ngātoroirangi saw Mt Tauhara and determined to build an altar on the summit. When he saw Tia in the same area, he decided to follow him around the lake. This 1874 painting shows Tauhara as viewed from Lake Taupō.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: B-006-016
Watercolour by Charles Decimus Barraud
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
