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Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897 :Wellington Harbour 1875. C. D. Barraud del, W. D. ...
Date: 1877
From: Barraud, Charles Decimus 1822-1897 :New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. The illustrations by C. D. Barraud. Edited by W. T. L. Travers. London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1877
By: Blatchley, W D, active 1877-1898
Reference: PUBL-0016-01
Description: According to the accompanying text "The view ... is from the hills at the southern end of the city, looking northward along the longer axis of the harbour, and was taken towards the close of a fine autumn day when the light of the setting sun was reflected on the distant masses of the Rimutaka and Tararua Ranges..." The lower slopes of Brooklyn Hill are in the foreground, with the houses of Te Aro Flat in the middle ground, part of Mt Victoria on the right, ships in the harbour, Somes Island and Petone with the Tararua Ranges beyond in the distance. The Library holds the original watercolour for this chromolithograph, at B-159-021. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 254 x 355 mm