This drawing, done by John Pearse on board the Canterbury Association ship Duke of Portland in 1851, illustrates the close association of livestock and passengers on the long voyage to New Zealand. Here passengers sit on the cow box on deck while the cow within peers out.
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Ink and wash drawing by John Pearse
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