Title: Cathedral Cove arch, Mercury Bay, Whanganui A Hei, New Zealand. Gent's Mag 1795 Description: View of an Arched Rock on the Coast of New Zealand with a place of retreat on the top of it'. A Landscape view of the arch at Mercury Bay, Te Whanganui o Hei (Cathedral Cove), on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, with Endeavour at anchor to the right. A fortified Maori settlement, pa, is situated on top of the rock. From an earlier illustration published in "A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, The Endeavour", by Sydney Parkinson (London, 1773), a Scottish natural history artist and Joseph Banks's (1743–1820) illustrator on board HMS Endeavour's voyage to the Pacific in 1768, under Lieutenant James Cook (1728-1779). Endeavour's mission was to observe the Transit of Venus, which they did from Tahiti on 3rd June 1769, and explore, claim resources and trade in the 'unknown southern land', Terra Australis Incognita, including New Zealand. . After Sydney Parkinson. Published 1795. Antique copperplate print. Size 12 x 20 cm | 4.5 x 8.0 inches. Condition: Good; suitable for framing. The image shown may have been taken from a different example of this print than that which is offered for sale. The print you will receive is in good condition but there may be minor variations in the condition from that shown in the image. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain. Tags: New Zealand, New Zealand + Gentleman's Magazine, New Zealand + Pparkinson Sydney, New Zealand + Seascapes, New Zealand + Seascapes + Gentleman's Magazine, Seascapes + New Zealand
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