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Date: 1847 - 1970 - 1979

By: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; New Zealand. Ministry of Defence; Melville, Henry, 1792-1870

Reference: E-279-q-069

Description: View of the garrison and bridge across the Hutt River. In the foreground are two Maori in a canoe. Personal Christmas card produced for the Chief of the General Staff, 47 Holyoake Crescenr, Avalon, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. In: Brees S C Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. (London, 1847) Plate 11, No 33 Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 75 x 110 mm

Date: 1979

By: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; National Business Review (Newspaper)

Reference: B-118-002

Description: Reproduction of an engraving showing a sawmill in the forest at Kaiwharwhara In: Brees S C Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. London 1847. Pl 48. No 958 of limited edition "reporduced by courtesy of the Alexander Turnbull Library" given to new subscribers to NBR Other Titles - Kaiwharawhara Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, b&w 238 x 339 mm

Date: 1847 - 1966

From: Christmas cards of Ados Chemical Company Ltd, 1965-1969. [Wellington, Ados Chemical Company Ltd]

By: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865

Reference: E-279-q-057-2

Description: Shows hotel by Hutt River with several other houses, cows on the riverside path on the left, a canoe with a seated Maori in the foreground, a barrel being carried from another canoe or rowboat close to the hotel and a bullock team and wagon in the background. Behind the houses and hotel is dense bush. From an original by S C Brees, painted between 1842 and 1845. Original for photo-mechanical print in: Brees, S C. Pictorial illustrations of New Zealand, No 7 Plate 3, published London 1847. The Aglionby Arms on the bank of the Hutt River, stood at the corner of what later became Montague and Mudie streets [Information on Christmas card] Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 80 x 126 mm

Date: 1842 - 1988 - 1845

By: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; Millwood Press

Reference: C-086-1988-01-a

Description: Reproductions on a calendar of twelve coloured engravings by S C Brees, 1842-1845 (published London, 1847) from the Alexander Turnbull Library: Nga Houranga [Ngauranga]; Archway at Pari Pari; The beach at Te Aro; Lowry Bay district and road; Maraenuku Pā [Makaenuku/Makahinuku Pa]; Church of England, Wellington; Pipitea Point Wellington; Fort Richmond and the Hutt Bridge; Porerua Bay; View looking up Hawkestone Street, Wellington; The Barracks at Thorndon, Wellington; Pencarrow Head, Fitzroy Bay. Quantity: 12 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs in calendar

Date: 1842 - 1985 - 1845

By: Alexander Turnbull Library; Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865

Reference: C-086-1985-01

Description: Reproductions on a calendar of six coloured engravings by S C Brees, 1842-1845, from the Alexander Turnbull Library: Messrs Clifford and Vavasour's clearing; The Aglionby Arms; Thom's whaling station; Barrett's Hotel, Wellington; Kai-warra sawmill; The courts of justice, Wellington; Tinakore Road, Wellington. Quantity: 6 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs in calendar

Date: 1843 - 1985

By: Fruit Distributors Ltd; Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865

Reference: C-086-1985-02

Description: A reproduction on a calendar of a lithograph by S C Brees showing Porirua Harbour with a whaling station on the shore in the middle distance Offprint copies of the image only are held at C-117-045 and C-117-045-a A reproduction of a lithograph published in Wakefield, E J. Illustrations to Adventure in New Zealand (London, 1845), pl 12. Other Titles - Paremata Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph in calendar

Date: 1842 - 1988 - 1845

By: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; Millwood Press

Reference: C-086-1988-01

Description: Reproductions on a calendar of twelve coloured engravings by S C Brees, 1842-1845 (published London, 1847) from the Alexander Turnbull Library: Nga Houranga [Ngauranga]; Archway at Pari Pari; The beach at Te Aro; Lowry Bay district and road; Maraenuku Pā [Makaenuku/Makahinuku Pa]; Church of England, Wellington; Pipitea Point Wellington; Fort Richmond and the Hutt Bridge; Porerua Bay; View looking up Hawkestone Street, Wellington; The Barracks at Thorndon, Wellington; Pencarrow Head, Fitzroy Bay. Quantity: 12 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs in calendar

Date: 1930

By: Cole, Herbert Robert, 1890-1962; Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; Cowan, James, 1870-1943

Reference: A-173-016

Description: The two bastions and linking fence of Fort Richmond, Hutt Valley, ca 1945. The Hutt River runs across the foreground with the first arched bridge crossing it. Probably copied from a watercolour by S. C. Brees. Compare watercolour held in the Alexander Turnbull Library at B-031-035, which is from the same angle, although taken from a greater distance. Possibly intended for reproduction in James Cowan's book The New Zealand wars. The image used in Vol. 1 p. 93 is from a different angle and is captioned as being by George Swainson. The Library holds a drawing of the Fort by George Swainson (A-023-015) but it shows the second bridge over the river. Inscriptions: Herbert R Cole Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing 215 x 265 mm Transfers: Transferred from Photo Section, 1974.

Date: [ca 1925]

By: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; Fitzgerald, Thomas Henry, 1824-1888; New Zealand Company; New Zealand. General Assembly Library; Ward, Louis Ernest, 1866-1938

Reference: MapColl-832.4799gbbd/1840-1916/Acc.16123

Description: Comprised of three cadastral maps and one sketch of Port Nicholson, drawn by Louis Ward, copied from earlier surveyor maps. The main, central map shows the original sections sold by ballot in London by the New Zealand Company. Streets are named and sections numbered, with the owner's name. Subsequent owners, until approximately 1925 are written in brackets. The map also shows Native reserves and Te Aro Pa, Pipitea Pa, and Te Waikaka pa sites, and subsequent land reclamation around the harbour from Lambton and Clyde quays, to Queens and Pipitea wharves. Shows Government House; market, emigration and Roman Catholic reserves, and the proposed canal and basin reserve. This map is copied from Fitzgerald's survey map, and includes the names Lt Colonel WA McCleverty and W Wakefield (as principal agent to the New Zealand Company). The three inset maps are as follows: 'Sketch map from H G Mason's compilation (1893) of Port Nicholson. Louis Ward (del), scale indeterminable, 17.5 x 16.2 cm. Names several small wharves, between the Pipitea Pa, Te Aro Pa, Moena Pa, and Pa Ngakumu Kunui, and shows Native gardens and the Thorndon Baths. The second map, from "Grave yard Road on Thomson's map 1888 (Vol W4 p. 40)", scale indeterminable, 10 x 9 cm, and includes copy of signature of Sam Chas Brees, Principal Surveyor, June 1844, shows the Mount Street Cemetery, and the Catholic, Wesleyan and Presbyterian residences alongside each other on Clerical Road (McKenzie Terrace). The third map, from "Map showing reserves & Tod's claim, surveyed by S C Brees for the N.Z. Company June 1844,", 17.5 x 9.8 cm, from Pipitea Pa southwards to the Jewish Synagogue in Aurora Terrace, shows Church of England reserves, Pipitea Pa, Government House site, and Tod's claim, on the corner of Pipitea Street and Mulgrave Street. A small map segment to the right shows a small piece of Buckle Street showing the site of the Oddfellows Hall (number 17) and the Temperance Hall (18). Signed by Major Richmond. Written on catalogue card: These manuscript maps compiled from earlier manuscript maps, with added information; date of situation from internal evidence. All edges have been cropped for framing. 'True copy of plan attached to Crown grant 1848' Includes some pencilled words on map recto. Title transcribed from item. Quantity: 4 map(s) on one sheet. Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on paper, 44.6 x 32.5 cm.