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Pearse, John, 1808-1882 (Collector) :[Earthquake damage, Wellington, 1848 & 1855]
- Date
- 1852 - 1848 - 1856
- By
- Park, Robert, 1812-1870
- Reference
- E-455-f-054
- Description
E-455-f-054-1 = Hickson & Co, Colonial Hospital, Ordnance Store and Fitzherbert's Store, 4 lithographs on a single sheet, the illustration to: An account of the earthquakes in New Zealand (Sydney, Printed by D. Wall, 1848); These lithographs are thought to be after drawings by Robert Park. E-455-f-054-2 = Text of the above, from the New South Wales Sporting and Literary Manazine and Racing Calendar. E-455-f-054-3 = clipping from the New Zealand Spectator, January 25 1855, and E-455-f-054-4 = clipping from the same source, February 24, 1855, both recounting the damage sustained in Wellington from the 1855 earthquake.
The 1848 'Account' is annotated by Pearse 'D[itt]o repeated with treble violence in 1855'.
Pearse has included on page 53 of his album another copy of the lithographs showing the 1848 earthquake damage (E-455-f-053). The copies on page 53 have been cut into three separate sections, one for each image.
Other Titles - Park, Robert, 1812-1870. Damage sustained by Wellington buildings in the 1848 earthquake.
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Lithograph, 215 x 130 mm
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Dfp-015759 filed under title Colonial building styles; dfp-015760 showing images and complete text filed under Pearse, John. Fitzherbert store etc
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856] / Pearse, John 1808-1882 :[Album. 1851-1856]
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Wash drawings, Lithographs, Lithograph, 215 x 130 mm
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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian :... interesting observations referrin...
Date: 1848
From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]
Reference: E-455-f-054-4
Description: A newspaper account of the effects of the severe earthquake of 23 January. It includes a report on the floor of the harbour rising by 2 feet; the tidal wave of the day of the earthquake; its centre being apparently in the Wairarapa; its being felt in the South Island 'feebly' as far away as Otago, but severely in Marlborough and Nelson; major slips on the Rimutaka Range. It also contains a report from W J W Hamilton from Lyttelton and its effects on Canterbury Quantity: 1 printed item. Physical Description: Newsclipping
[Park, Robert] 1812-1870. :[Sketches showing the damage to buildings sustained in the 1...
Date: 1848
From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]
By: Park, Robert, 1812-1870; Winstanley, Edward W., 1820-1849
Reference: E-455-f-054-1
Description: Top to bottom, four buildings badly damaged in Wellington's 1848 earthquake: Fitzherbert's Store, Ordnance Store, Colonial Hospital and Hickson & Co. The illustration to: An account of the earthquakes in New Zealand (Sydney, Printed by D. Wall, 1848) Pearse has included on page 53 of his album another copy of the lithographs showing the 1848 earthquake damage (E-455-f-053). The copies on page 53 have been hand-coloured and cut into four separate sections, one for each image. These image are 'drawings from the pencil of Mr Robert Park, of Wellington' according to the Account which they illustrated. The initials E W 1848 appear lower left, below the view of Hickson & Co and are likely to be those of a Sydney lithographer, probably those of Edwin Winstanley, the lithographer for the New South Wales sporting and literary magazine, in which these lithographs first appeared. Extended Title - From: An account of the earthquakes in New Zealand ... (Sydney, Printed by H Wall, 1848). Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 215 x 130 mm
An account of the earthquakes in New Zealand. Sydney, Printed by D. Wall, 1848.
Date: 1848
From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]
Reference: E-455-f-054-2
Description: A reprint 'extracted from the New South Wales Sporting and Literary Magazine, and Racing Calendar'. The copy lacks a page of lithographic illustrations of the damage sustained by 4 masonry buildings in Wellington. Pearse has annotated the copy on the cover: 'Do. repeated with treble violence in 1855'. Further annotations are p. 4 '1855. One grand shock 3 times more severe than this [1848 shock] with success.al shocks to the day of making this note, 13 Feby / 55. The like to 20th Feby.' On page 6 'And very like the sound of a train on a railroad'. Quantity: 1 printed item. Physical Description: Letterpress, 8 pages, stitched, 211 mm
New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian :... calamatous visitation of an earth...
Date: 1848
From: Pearse, John, 1808-1882: [Album. 1851-1856]
Reference: E-455-f-054-3
Description: The first newspaper account of the severe earthquake of 23 January. It reports severe damage to brick buildings including the Bank and the Gaol; the rising of the water in the Hutt District; the death of Baron Alzdorf, the possible only casualty Quantity: 1 printed item. Physical Description: Newsclipping