Heaphy

‘In a scholarly, thoughtful and beautifully presented way, the book is also a major contribution to our understanding of the man and his entire fascinating career.’ – Philip Temple, NZ Books Born in England, Englishman Charles Heaphy - the first 'New Zealander' to win the Victoria Cross, the first European to explore the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island and a distinguished 19th-century landscape painter in that country is a central figure in colonial history. This book reveals the story of Heaphy's life and art.

• | Author: Iain Sharp
• | Publisher: Auckland University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 01, 2008
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781869404215
• | ISBN-10: 1869404211