IMAGE
Swainson, William, 1789-1855 :Black fern-tree. N Zd. [W. Swainson del]. Cuthbert Clarke litho. Printed at St John's College, Auckland N Z, 1849.
- Date
- 1849
- By
- Clarke, Cuthbert Charles, 1818-1863; Swainson, William, 1789-1855
- Reference
- E-144-090
- Description
A mamaku tree fern in a forest clearing, with a raupo shelter at its foot, a Maori man seated at its opening, tall tree trunks to the left. The view is in Hutt Forest
Thought to be a unique surviving copy of this lithograph.
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Cuthbert Clarke litho. Additional text, including title, beneath the image on both sides and centre
The Alexander Turnbull Library has a watercolour copy by Frederick John White, reference number A-292-073; also two copies in pencil, ink and wash by Janetta Maria Cookson reference numbers A-048-049 and A-048-050
Quantity: 1 photograph(s).
Physical Description: Photograph of lithograph, original 6.9 x 5 inches
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- British Library. Department of Manuscripts :Drawings and sketches illustrative of New Zealand. 1849-1850s. [Additional Manuscript 19954. File prints].
- Format
- 1 photograph(s), Works of art, Photographs, Photograph of lithograph, original 6.9 x 5 inches
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