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English: The Waitangi Sheet of the Treaty of Waitangi, signed between the British Crown and various Māori chiefs in 1840.
Māori: Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Date Created in 1840; published in 1877.[1]
Source Image: [2]; also see [3] and [4].
Author William Hobson, James Freeman, and James Busby (English version); Henry Williams and Edward Williams (Māori translation)
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current14:02, 6 February 2011Thumbnail for version as of 14:02, 6 February 20113,091 × 5,788 (9.19 MB)AvenueHigher quality and resolution. Source: http://www.archives.govt.nz/exhibitions/permanentexhibitions/treaty/?sheet=1
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