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‘New Zealand war expedition’, 1835

‘New Zealand war expedition’, 1835

This engraving by the missionary Henry Williams was first printed in 1835 but dates from the 1820s when Ngāpuhi, armed with muskets purchased from Europeans, went on expeditions of conquest across much of the North Island.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PUBL-0031-1835-1
Wood engraving from a drawing by Henry Williams

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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Rāwiri Taonui. 'Ngāpuhi', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ngapuhi/5/2