New Zealand was a lightly populated colony in the 1840s. Images of the era frequently show rural scenes and sailing ships, even when the subject is Government House in Auckland, the seat of the colonial government.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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E-216-f-015
Sepia and ink wash by Edward Ashworth
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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