ETHNOGRAPHIC ARTEFACTS & NZ HISTORICAL
Tuesday, 21 April - Monday, 4 May 2026
A set of six illustrated plates depicting various rock pictographs in South Canterbury,
Realised: $110 plus premium
Lot Details
published in Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand Journal. 1897. 195 x 130mm. Plates include: ‘Noah's Ark, Opihi River’, ‘Tengawai Gorge’ (2), ‘Howells Gorge’ (2) and ‘Totara Creek’.
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