Māori chiefs in Sydney
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Māori chiefs in Sydney
Following the establishment of a penal colony in New South Wales in 1788, Māori became involved in timber and flax trading ventures, and also visited Sydney. This 1823 aquatint shows cloaked Māori chiefs standing in the garden of a Sydney villa.
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National Library of Australia, Rex Nan Kivell Collection
Reference: NK259/B
Acrylic and ink on paper by Robert Havell
Permission of the National Library of Australia must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
