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Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. [Plate 20]. P...
Date: 1842 - 1847
By: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; Melville, Henry, 1792-1870; Hutchison, Alan James Hanna, 1905-2000
Reference: A-259-045
Description: Shows views in the Wellington area. Other Titles - Petone Quantity: 3 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engravings on sheet 365 x 261 mm.
Brees, Samuel Charles 1810-1865 :Moorings Creek Petoni & the Honble Henry Petre's resid...
Date: 1842 - 1847
From: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. London, John Williams and Co., Library of Arts, 141, Strand, 1847.
By: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; Melville, Henry, 1792-1870
Reference: PUBL-0020-14-1
Description: Shows two men on horseback in left foreground, on the approach to a low bridge over a creek. Along the other side of the creek are toetoe plants. In the distance are three house groupings, with a range of hills beyond. The view looks south towards Petone beach. H. W. Petre's house is on the far right, close to the western Hutt hills, while the other houses shown in the distance are probably along Petone foreshore. Petre later moved further north in the Hutt Valley and built "Woburn". Moreing's Creek enters the Hutt River from the west. Other Titles - Moreings Creek Petone, Honourable The Library holds the original watercolour on which this engraving is based at B-031-002, with Brees' title Petoni. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Hand-coloured engraving 72 x 37 mm, on sheet 365 x 261 mm.