1750 J. Schley, Manawatawh, Three Kings Island, New Zealand, map, foreign topography

L’Isle des Trois Rois

One of the Three Kings Island in the background, with two Maori standing on top, brandishing weapons. In the foreground are the ships of Abel Tasman, the Heemskerck and the Zeehaen.

The Three Kings Islands are a group of 13 uninhabited islands about 55 kilometres northwest of Cape Reinga, New Zealand, where the South Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea converge.

Image size:

14.1 x 18.1 cm

Overall size: 19 x 25.8 cm.

Image size: 14.1 x 18.1 cm 

1750 c

Antique copperplate print