Kōrero: Pōmare II

View of the pā of Pōmare II at the Bay of Islands, June 1846, by Cyprian Bridge

Pōmare’s pā

Pōmare II built a new pā at Karetu in the Bay of Islands following the destruction of his fortified pā at nearby Ōtuihu by British troops in 1845, This watercolour of the pā was painted by Major Cyprian Bridge in June 1846.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-079-002
Watercolour by Cyprian Bridge

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 whārangi:

Angela Ballara. 'Pōmare II', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/1p20/pomare-ii (accessed 20 April 2024)