Savage Life and Scenes in Australia and New Zealand, Volume 2: Being an Artist's Impressions of Countries and People at the Antipodes

George French Angas (1822–86) gave up a career in business to become an artist, and his interest in natural history and ethnology is apparent throughout his work. In the early 1840s he travelled to Australia and New Zealand. His paintings from this period were later exhibited and formed the basis of...

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1. Verfasser: Angas, George French (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1847
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge library collection. History of Oceania
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Zusammenfassung:George French Angas (1822–86) gave up a career in business to become an artist, and his interest in natural history and ethnology is apparent throughout his work. In the early 1840s he travelled to Australia and New Zealand. His paintings from this period were later exhibited and formed the basis of two important large-format books of lithographs that appeared in 1849, having been announced in this two-volume 1847 account of his travels. Volume 2 describes Angas' journey of nearly 800 miles on foot from Auckland into the volcanic interior of North Island, and the spectacular landscapes he saw there. He recounts how he 'invariably experienced hospitality and protection' among the Maori, and documents their customs, both ancient and Christianized. The book ends with Angas' impressions of New South Wales, an account of the customs of the Aboriginal tribes there, and his return to England via Cape Horn and Brazil
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (306 pages)
ISBN:9781139107532
DOI:10.1017/CBO9781139107532