Story: History of immigration
This detail of the original plan highlights Point Britomart. This was named after Captain William Hobson’s ship, HMS Britomart. Hobson and his party landed on the point from the ship on 18 September 1840. The British flag was raised and a gun salute fired.
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Auckland City Libraries - Tamaki Pataka Korero
Reference: D-995.1101-gmbs
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