IMAGE
Norman, Edmund 1820-1875 :Canterbury Plains,- New Zealand. / Drawn by E. Norman. Maclure, Macdonald & Macgregor, Lith, London. Lyttelton, Published by Martin G. Heywood, [ca 1855].
- Date
- 1850 - 1855
- By
- Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875; Martin G. Heywood (Firm); Maclure, Macdonald & Macgregor (Firm); Ellis, Donald Grant, 1937-2010; Ellis, Enid Margaret, 1941-
- Reference
- D-001-032
- Description
Shows Christchurch, Canterbury Plains, the Estuary, and Pegasus Bay from a point on the Port Hills, probably the top of the Bridle Path. View dates from about 1850-54.
ATL has Avon Fine Prints facsimiles of this work, at C-061-024/024-b.
Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title]; Mat recto - beneath image - (In pencil by later hand): 1850
Norman was in New Zealand in the 1840s, and then appears to have returned in 1850. He was appointed to a surveying post in Kaikoura in 1852; but before and after that he travelled around as an artist. The original drawing for this work may have been done in 1850 or at any time in the early 1850s.
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Lithograph, tinted & hand-coloured, 262 x 847 mm, on sheet 325 x 890 mm.
Provenance: Had previously belonged to Don and Enid Ellis of Christchurch and was the original on which the Avon Fine Prints reproduction (published 1968) was based.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Lithographs, Lithograph, tinted & hand-coloured, 262 x 847 mm, on sheet 325 x 890 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
Click to request to view this item, access digital version (if available), and see more information.
Usage
Purchasing this Item
This item is available as a high resolution download. A request to buy an image can take up to 10 working days to approve. It will depend on copyright and how the image is going to be used.
If this item has multiple pages, or is several items attached to a single record, you can use this form to order your copy.
Using this Item
You can copy this item for personal use, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It cannot be used commercially without permission, please ask us for advice. If reproducing this item, please maintain the integrity of the image (i.e. don't crop, recolour or overprint it), and ensure the following credit accompanies it:
Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875. Norman, Edmund 1820-1875 :Canterbury Plains,- New Zealand. / Drawn by E. Norman. Maclure, Macdonald & Macgregor, Lith, London. Lyttelton, Published by Martin G. Heywood, [ca 1855].. Ref: D-001-032. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23051035More information can be found in our terms of use.