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[Mitford, John Guise] 1822-1854 :The Hobson album. Rangitoto, Mount Victoria and the No...
Date: 1843 - 1844
From: [Various artists] :[Mrs Hobson's album. 1843-1845]
By: Mitford, John Guise, 1822-1854
Reference: E-216-f-035
Description: A clay road curving between low hills, with flax bushes in the foreground. Six houses visible on the foreshore in the middle ground. Mount Victoria (with a flagpole or signalling pole) and North Head across the water and Rangitoto Island in the middle distance. Two ships in the harbour. The early road towards Epsom passed from Shortland Crescent, via Grafton Gully, the Government Domain and on towards Epsom Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - title in ink; also on verso, alternative title in ink: Rangitoto, Mount Victoria and North Head from the Epsom Road, Auckland. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 165 x 313 mm
[Mitford, John Guise] 1822-1854 :The Hobson album. [Auckland Harbour, 1844]
Date: 1844
From: [Various artists] :[Mrs Hobson's album. 1843-1845]
By: Mitford, John Guise, 1822-1854
Reference: E-216-f-043
Description: Auckland City from Mechanics Bay (now Stanley Street). The houses on the cliff in the middle distance mark the southern end of Official Bay. A flag flies on Point Britomart and on the higher ground to the left are St Paul's, the Barracks and the business enterprises at the top of Shortland Crescent. Government House lies in the sheltered hollow on the left. The complete spire on St Paul's suggests the painting was done after March 1844, the date of completion of the spire. The foreground is framed with tall flowering flax on the right and cabbage trees and other trees on the left. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash, 161 x 244 mm