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Haurongo: Heaphy, Charles

Mt Taranaki (Egmont) by Charles Heaphy, 1840

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Painting of Mount Taranaki (Egmont)

This watercolour was among the paintings Charles Heaphy produced while in the service of the New Zealand Company as a draughtsman and surveyor. Although topographically inaccurate, the striking originality of the painting has made it one of the unforgettable images of New Zealand art.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: C-025-008

Watercolour by Charles Heaphy

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

Michael Fitzgerald. 'Heaphy, Charles', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/405/mt-taranaki-egmont-by-charles-heaphy-1840 (accessed 4 June 2026).