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thumbnail image Maori Waka Image Gallery This is a collection of photos and etchings of a variety of 1800's and early 1900's Maori waka and races. Images courtesy of the Alexander Turnbull Library.
Two Early Maori Charts Of Aotearoa/NZ These two charts, from the Alexander Turnbull Cartographic Collection, were drawn by Maori for European settlers and clearly show examples of mind-maps where the actual scale of the land is secondary to the important features.
Polynesian Voyaging Gallery In this section you can view a number of historic images of Polynesian waka and canoes drawn by early European artists and explorers. Courtesy of the Alexander Turnbull Library's Drawing and Prints Collections.
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Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of these images.