Biography: Earle, Augustus

Augustus Earle meeting Hongi at the Bay of Islands, November 1827

Augustus Earle meeting Hongi Hika at the Bay of Islands, November 1827

Augustus Earle's painting of his meeting with Hongi Hika at the Bay of Islands in November 1827.

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Reference: G-707

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Anthony Murray-Oliver. 'Earle, Augustus', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2844/augustus-earle-meeting-hongi-hika-at-the-bay-of-islands-november-1827 (accessed 24 June 2026).