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Lake Taupo painting

Lake Taupo painting

John Backhouse painted this romantic view of Lake Taupo in the 1880s. The scene seems an unlikely one with a clear view of all three main volcanoes – Tongariro, Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe. This is now part of the Tongariro National Park and is a World Heritage Cultural Landscape.

John Philemon Backhouse, 1880s
Alexander Turnbull Library,
Ref: G-452-1-1
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