Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.8786
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"The former outline of Rotomahana"
Date
1886
Creator
Charles Spencer (1854 - 1933, New Zealander) , Photographer
Object type
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 137mm
width (print): 200mm
width (print): 200mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Landscape with steam clouds billowing in the middle distance and five members of Percy Smith's surveying team in the foreground, facing away from camera. Two of the expedition members carry long staffs and there is a pack on the ground behind them. Print marked "45" top centre. The print is embossed "Charles Spencer, photographer".
Object history
From an album of photographs describing the eruption of Mount Tarawera on the central North Island of New Zealand on 10 June 1886. Presented to the Royal Society by James Hector on 17 July 1886, with additional photographs on 22 September 1886.
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