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[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. Plate 16. No...
Date: 1842 - 1845
From: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. London, John Williams and Co., Library of Arts, 141, Strand, 1847.
Reference: B-049-047/049
Description: Views of Wellington between 1842 and 1845. The top view shows the house of William Wakefield (the site of the Beehive) looking up The Terrace beyond. The central view is of Captain Daniell's sawmill on the Kaiwharawhara stream. A bullock cart is carrying logs to the right, several men are resting in the foreground, there are piles of tree trunks in the foreground, and tall bush in the background. The lowest view shows the bank on the corner of Willis Street and Manners Street with soldiers marching by, from the barracks next door to the bank. Other Titles - Kaiwharawhara Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engravings on sheet 365 x 261
Bridge, Cyprian, 1807-1885 :View of the left angle of Heke's pah at Ohaiawai that was s...
Date: 1845
By: Bridge, Cyprian, 1807-1885
Reference: A-079-005
Description: A group of six red-coated soldiers (with part of a seventh on the far right) and one "friendly" Maori in the foreground, behind a low shelter, loading and shooting towards the extensive palisades of Hone Heke's pa at Ohaiawai. The palisades are shown with rifle holes continously along the base to enable firing from behind protection; the English soldiers and their companion, on the other hand, are having to raise their heads above their shelter to fire, with the exception of those on the far right, who are behind a Maori-style palisade. There is a flag flying to the far left of the pa. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title, date and signatue Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 166 x 237 mm
Bridge, Cyprian, 1807-1885 :View of encampment of the troops under Col Despard 99th Reg...
Date: 1845
By: Bridge, Cyprian, 1807-1885
Reference: A-079-010
Description: View from low hill looking at camp and pa from above, with soldiers in ranks, cannon and the Union Jack flying. Low bush-clad hills in the distance. Exhibited at Auckland City Art Gallery, August 1961 in: Maori Wars in New Zealand (cat. no. 10) Other Titles - Pukututu Pa, Taumarere, Regiment Inscriptions: Mat recto - title [in Bridge's hand]; Recto - signature Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil, ink & watercolour 198 x 304 mm