Yes all the image sources are cited at bottom of post: https://envirohistorynz.com/2012/02/04/doing-environmental-history-on-the-wairau-plain/
Photo top: A watercolour of the Wairau Plain by William Fox in 1848, with the river meandering across it, hills in the distance (looking south). Four figures are visible on the hill to the left, gazing out across the plain. Not to be reproduced without permission from Alexander Turnbull Library, ref ID: C-013-004-2. Above right: Ray Craven. Above: Two views of Wairau Plain today. Top photo is a view from the south western area of the Plain, looking north – “grapes as far as the eye can see”. The bottom photo is of the north eastern corner looking south, showing the current ‘land uses’ – grapes, a wetland (being restored by a local group), a golf course and (not clearly) a number of ‘life style blocks’. Photos by Ray Craven.
RegFebruary 20, 2023 / 12:17 am
Image is nothing to do with graves of Affray casualties. Looks like a modern cemetary, which cannot have existed at Tuamarina in 1848. Two painting by Charles Emilius Gold (in Alexander Turnbull) show the real situation.
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Where did you get this image from please? Is there a citation?
Yes all the image sources are cited at bottom of post: https://envirohistorynz.com/2012/02/04/doing-environmental-history-on-the-wairau-plain/
Photo top: A watercolour of the Wairau Plain by William Fox in 1848, with the river meandering across it, hills in the distance (looking south). Four figures are visible on the hill to the left, gazing out across the plain. Not to be reproduced without permission from Alexander Turnbull Library, ref ID: C-013-004-2. Above right: Ray Craven. Above: Two views of Wairau Plain today. Top photo is a view from the south western area of the Plain, looking north – “grapes as far as the eye can see”. The bottom photo is of the north eastern corner looking south, showing the current ‘land uses’ – grapes, a wetland (being restored by a local group), a golf course and (not clearly) a number of ‘life style blocks’. Photos by Ray Craven.
Image is nothing to do with graves of Affray casualties. Looks like a modern cemetary, which cannot have existed at Tuamarina in 1848. Two painting by Charles Emilius Gold (in Alexander Turnbull) show the real situation.
Yes, thank you – you are correct. “Wairau Affray Graves” is the inscription on the image according to Alexander Turnbull Library, but it does not actually depict that scene. Here is the link to the full information: https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22717223?search%5Bpath%5D=items&search%5Btext%5D=wairau+graves
This is probably why I didn’t use the image in the post itself https://envirohistorynz.com/2012/02/04/doing-environmental-history-on-the-wairau-plain/ but somehow the image still shows up in searches.
Yes, you are right. This painting carried the inscription “Wairau Affray Graves”, but apparently incorrectly. Full information here https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22717223?search%5Bpath%5D=items&search%5Btext%5D=wairau+graves
That is probably why I didn’t use the image in the post itself https://envirohistorynz.com/2012/02/04/doing-environmental-history-on-the-wairau-plain/ but for some reason it still comes up in Google searches.