Image: Akaroa Harbour Ships And Whare

Description: Four European sailing ships, possibly supposed to be of the French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville, in Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand, some time in the early 19th century. Some Maori whare are visible in front. Extended information on origin webpage reads: Le Breton, Louis Auguste Marie, 1818-1866 :Baie d'Akaroa (Nouvelle-Zelande). / Dessine par L. Le Breton. Lith. par Sabatier. Paris. Gide Editeur. Imp. Lemercier, Paris, [1846]. / Reference number: PUBL-0028-185 / 1 b&w art print(s). Lithograph, black and white, 261 x 442 mm. Horizontal image. / French / Part of Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842 :Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie ... 1838 - 1842. Atlas pittoresque. Paris, A. Gide, 1846. / (PUBL-0028) Drawings and Prints Collection / Scope and contents: Shows a view of the harbour with four sailing ships anchored offshore. The shore in the foreground shows native vegetation, some Maori whare and lagoons.
Title: Akaroa Harbour Ships And Whare
Credit: National Library of New Zealand (Alexander Turnbull Library).
Author: Drawn by L. Le Breton. Lithgraph by Sabatier.
Permission: See below. It should be noted that NZ copyright provides a term of 50 years after the author's death, and provides for a term of only 50 years after publication if the author is unknown. See also this factsheet of the National Library of New Zealand. Therefore, based on approximate date the picture was drawn, this document is in the public domain.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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