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Rangui, L’un des Chefs Shouraki.

$950

Rangui, L’un des Chefs Shouraki.
Louis Auguste de Sainson (1800 – 1887)

Rare portrait of Maori chief, Rangui, from Hauraki Gulf district. The Astrolabe
anchored in Whangarei Harbour on 22 February 1827. Rangui, son of Tekoke,
the leading chief of the Paihia tribe on the Bay of Islands,  Circa 1833
Lithograph.

Image Size: 305mm x 390mm;
Paper Size: 335mm x 521mm

Condition: Generally good but ragged around the edges not affecting image