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Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :The beach near Major Baker's residence, Wellington. Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. Plate 18.[number] 53. Drawn by S C Brees, late principal surveyor to the New Zealand Company. Engraved by Henry Melville. [1847].
- Date
- 1842 - 1847 - 1845
- By
- Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865
- Reference
- A-343-001-1
- Description
A view along a beach (now Thorndon Quay) looking towards Kaiwharawhara and Wadestown, with the road to to Wadestown shown winding up the hill in the background. There are houses at the beachfront on the left, mostly at the top of the low hill above the beach. Major Baker's house appears as a roof only, with a tree in front of it. A couple on horseback is in the foreground and a Maori man, woman and child stand at the left.
The Library holds a photographic copy of the privately-owned watercolour original for this engraving, painted between 1842 and 1845 (negative 138581 1/2). The watercolour has no Maori group on the left but is otherwise very similar to the engraving
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Hand-coloured engraving, 75 x 130 mm on sheet 380 x 280 mm.
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. Plate 18. 53. The beach near Major Baker's residence, Wellington. 54. Makaenuku Pa, district of the Hutt. 55. The barracks Thorndon Wellington. Drawn by S C Brees, late principal surveyor to the New Zealand Company. Engraved by Henry Melville. [1847]. / [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. Plate 18. 53. The beach near Major Bakers residence, Wellington. 54. Makaenuku Pa, district of the Hutt. 55. The barracks Thorndon Wellington. Drawn by S C Brees, late principal surveyor to the New Zealand Company. Engraved by Henry Melville. [1847].
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Hand-coloured engraving, 75 x 130 mm on sheet 380 x 280 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865. Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :The beach near Major Baker's residence, Wellington. Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. Plate 18.[number] 53. Drawn by S C Brees, late principal surveyor to the New Zealand Company. Engraved by Henry Melville. [1847].. [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. Plate 18. 53. The beach near Major Baker's residence, Wellington. 54. Makaenuku Pa, district of the Hutt. 55. The barracks Thorndon Wellington. Drawn by S C Brees, late principal surveyor to the New Zealand Company. Engraved by Henry Melville. [1847].. Ref: A-343-001-1. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22908547More information can be found in our terms of use.