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Fishing in Tōtaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound

Men with fishing poles & fish, onshore and in waka, 2 tents, NZ

This image from 1777 shows Māori fishing and drying fish in Tōtaranui/Queen Charlotte Sound. The tents belong to crew from Cook’s ship Resolution.

Webber, John 1751-1793 :View in Queen Charlotte's Sound, New Zealand / J. Webber fecit. R.A. - London; Boydell, 1809. Ref: B-098-015. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22664325

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