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Nicholas Chevalier and Caroline Chevalier, crossing the Hurunui Saddle, 1866

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Nicholas Chevalier and Caroline Chevalier, crossing the Hurunui Saddle, 1866

Intrepid Caroline Chevalier, who like her husband Nicholas Chevalier was an artist, joined him on travels around the West Coast of the South Island in 1866. This sketch by Nicholas shows the difficulties they experienced; Caroline descends a steep track with her long skirts tucked up, using a stick to prevent herself from sliding.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: A-102-029

Drawing by Nicholas Chevalier

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.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Melvin N. Day. 'Chevalier, Caroline rāua ko Chevalier, Nicholas', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/350/nicholas-chevalier-and-caroline-chevalier-crossing-the-hurunui-saddle-1866 (accessed 4 June 2026).