Māori people welcoming missionaries at Taranaki, New Zealand, 1839

"The Rev. J. Waterhouse Superintending the Landing of the Missionaries at Taranaki New Zealand"
George Baxter (1804-67)
Engraving, etching with aquatint etc (Baxter Method)
Printed on thick wove paper
Published by George Baxter
London, 1844
Measures:- 30.1 cm x 41.2 cm (image)
                    33 cm x 45 cm (platemark)    
                    43 cm x  54.4 cm (sheet)

Lettered with the title and publication details beneath the image (lower left), "The REV. J. WATERHOUSE superintending the Landing on the Missionaries, at Taranaki, New Zealand" / "Designed Engraved & Published by G. Baxter, Patentee of Oil Colour Printing, 11 Northampton Square, London, Novr. 1, 1844."

An interesting 19th Century print depicting English missionaries being welcomed ashore in New Zealand by a party of Māori men and women.

For a similar impression of this extremely rare print, also printed in this particularly scarce monochrome colourway, see Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki [1961/36/3]. Another printed in colours but trimmed very close to the image was acquired in 2002 by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa [2002-0021-1].