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Clarke, Cuthbert Charles 1819-1863 :[Rangitoto from central Auckland ; with Maori figur...
Date: 1850
By: Clarke, Cuthbert Charles, 1818-1863
Reference: A-050-007
Description: Shows view from above Mechanics Bay, looking across to North Head with Rangitoto in the background. A clearing with native bush in the foreground, with a seated and a standing Maori man with a taiaha, a European on horseback, and a bullock-drawn cart. The roofs of several houses are visible below the clearing and at a higher point on the right. Dating: Clarke arrived in New Zealand in 1849. Supplied title Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Signed: C Clarke del Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Drawing ; pencil 249 x 348 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