Engraved Printing Block of William Hobson
On 24 December 1839, Captain William Hobson arrived in Sydney on the HMS Druid. He was on his way to Aotearoa New Zealand, to negotiate with Māori rangatira (chiefs) the ceding of sovereignty to the British Crown. This would lead to the creation of te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Hobson was officially appointed as Lieutenant Governor General of New Zealand in June of that year (www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnz/14346087762). With the New Zealand Company in the process of despatching colonists from London, Hobson left England shortly after the New Zealand Company's first ship, the Tory. He was instructed to obtain sovereignty over all or part of New Zealand with the consent of a sufficient number of chiefs. New Zealand would come under the authority of Sir George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales, and Hobson himself would become Gipps's Lieutenant-Governor.
This is an engraved printing block portrait of William Hobson, used by the Government Printing Office. Its wooden base and metal top measures a mere 5 1/2 x 6 cm.
Archives Reference: AAUR W3549 Box 115 B55
collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/?q=R21573011
This record is part of #Waitangi175, celebrating 175 years since the signing of of te Tiriti o Waitangi. You can see other real time tweets on Twitter (twitter.com/ArchivesNZ), or explore the Waitangi 175 album here on Flickr.
Material supplied by Archives New Zealand
Caption information from www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/documents/The_Story_Part_1.pdf
Engraved Printing Block of William Hobson
On 24 December 1839, Captain William Hobson arrived in Sydney on the HMS Druid. He was on his way to Aotearoa New Zealand, to negotiate with Māori rangatira (chiefs) the ceding of sovereignty to the British Crown. This would lead to the creation of te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Hobson was officially appointed as Lieutenant Governor General of New Zealand in June of that year (www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnz/14346087762). With the New Zealand Company in the process of despatching colonists from London, Hobson left England shortly after the New Zealand Company's first ship, the Tory. He was instructed to obtain sovereignty over all or part of New Zealand with the consent of a sufficient number of chiefs. New Zealand would come under the authority of Sir George Gipps, Governor of New South Wales, and Hobson himself would become Gipps's Lieutenant-Governor.
This is an engraved printing block portrait of William Hobson, used by the Government Printing Office. Its wooden base and metal top measures a mere 5 1/2 x 6 cm.
Archives Reference: AAUR W3549 Box 115 B55
collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/?q=R21573011
This record is part of #Waitangi175, celebrating 175 years since the signing of of te Tiriti o Waitangi. You can see other real time tweets on Twitter (twitter.com/ArchivesNZ), or explore the Waitangi 175 album here on Flickr.
Material supplied by Archives New Zealand
Caption information from www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/documents/The_Story_Part_1.pdf