IMAGE
Gully, John, 1819-1888 :Up-river scene, Wanganui, Wellington / John Gully, 1875. Dunedin, Marcus Ward, 1877.
- Date
- 1875
- Reference
- PUBL-0010-12
- Description
A fenced whare with canoes in the water below it in the right foreground, European houses and a church on both sides of the river in the middle distance and five people swimming in the river. Flax, toetoe and other low plants in the foreground and bush-clad hills in the distance
Possibly shows Pipiriki. In the accompanying notes to this print Gully states: On the right of the picture, overlooking an old Indian corn garden a large native house, surrounded by palisades is visible ... further up ... the native church, with a few houses and the burial ground ... On the opposite side the remains of a small native settlement ... The two kinds of canoe used by the natives are seen on the river - the regular river canoe with a sharp prow, and the large and more ornamental one, the pitau, commonly used for coasting purposes in both islands
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 304 x 376 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Chromolithographs, Albums, Chromolithograph, 304 x 376 mm
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Gully, John, 1819-1888 :Up-river scene, Wanganui, Wellington / John Gully, 1875. Dunedin, Marcus Ward, 1877.. Gully, John, 1819-1888 :New Zealand scenery chomolithographed after original water-color drawings by John Gully with descriptive letterpress by Dr Julius von Haast. Dunedin, Henry Wise & Company ; London Marcus Ward & Co., 1877. Ref: PUBL-0010-12. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22342305More information can be found in our terms of use.