'... arched Rock, on the Coast of New Zealand; with an Hippa, or place of Retreat...' Size:M: 75 x 60cm Gainsborough

Gainsborough

This bridge had been constructed while structural work was carried out on old London Bridge

8th November 1968

Interior view showing proposed restorations

Below is a description in Dutch

'... arched Rock, on the Coast of New Zealand; with an Hippa, or place of Retreat...' Size:M: 75 x 60cm GainsboroughThe arch at Mercury Bay on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, with Endeavour at anchor to the right. A fortified Maori settlement is situated on top of the rock. Illustration from A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, The Endeavour, by Sydney Parkinson (London, 1773), which was published posthumously. Original: engraving. 1773