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Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840.

The Waitangi Sheet of the Treaty of Waitangi, signed between the British Crown and various Maori chiefs in 1840. It has become a document of central importance to the history, to the political constitution of the state, and to the national myths of New Zealand, and has played a major role in framing the political relations between New Zealand's government and the Maori population, especially from the late-20th century.

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Title: Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on 6 February 1840.

Caption: The Waitangi Sheet of the Treaty of Waitangi, signed between the British Crown and various Maori chiefs in 1840. It has become a document of central importance to the history, to the political constitution of the state, and to the national myths of New Zealand, and has played a major role in framing the political relations between New Zealand's government and the Maori population, especially from the late-20th century.

Credit: Album / Universal Images Group / Universal History Archive

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Image size: 3466 × 6050 px | 60.0 MB

Print size: 29.3 × 51.2 cm | 1364.6 × 2381.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 1840S • 19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY. • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • BRITISH EMPIRE • BRITISH • CHIEFS • COLONIALISM • CROWN • ENGLISH • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • MAORI • NEW ZEALAND • NINETEENTH CENTURY • NORTH ISLAND • REPRESENTATIVES • SIGNING • TREATY OF WAITANGI • XIX CENTURY • ZEALAND