The physician and ethnographer Edward Shortland (1812 93) first travelled to New Zealand in 1841, a year after the Treaty of Waitangi. He became private secretary to Governor William Hobson, and quickly learned the Maori language. First published in 1851, this book describes Shortland's experiences on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island while conducting a census of the local Maori settlements in 1843. It documents South Island Maori myths, traditions and everyday life, and includes genealogical tables and a short word-list of the local dialect. It also describes a French Company...
The physician and ethnographer Edward Shortland (1812 93) first travelled to New Zealand in 1841, a year after the Treaty of Waitangi. He became priva...
