Photographs in the “King Country&#…

Nine scenes in one engraving showing:

1. “Shooting” a native; an anxious moment [a European photographer photographs apprehensive Maori]

2. Terrified they take to their heels [photographed subjects take fright]

3. Reciprocity [a Maori girl looks back through the lens at the photographer]

4. Our mode of progression over rocks and shallows [A waka is steered through rocks by punters on board and guides in the water]

5. Taitua our helmsman in full dress [Maori man wears European hat and jacket and grass skirt]

6. The largest whare in the settlement [A Maori indicates a small hut to two European travellers]

7. Tangarakau, a hundred miles up the Wanganui River [Scenic view of the river in a narrow area]

8. Mouton [Moutoa] Island, the scene of battle between friendly and hostile natives

9. Ngatai, chief of the Ngatiawa Tribe, our host at Taumarunui [Head and shoulders frontal portrait of a bearded Maori]

From The original edition of The Illustrated London News.