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[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Pokaroa & the island of Kapiti [Between 1842 and 1845. Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. London, 1849]
- Date
- 1847 - 1849
- By
- Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; Melville, Henry, 1792-1870
- Reference
- E-070-019
- Description
View from hilltop at Pukerua bay, looking north up the coast across Te Pai-o-te-Rangi, the Paekakariki cliffs, on the right hand side; Kapiti Island is visible out to sea on the left and the cone of Mt Taranaki just visible on the horizon on the far left. In the foreground a Maori family is crossing the Taua Tapu track, a Ngati Toa trail, and a few houses can be seen on the beach at Pukerua at the foot of the foreground hill.
Other Titles - Pukerua
Extended Title - From: Brees, S C Guide and description of the panorama of New Zealand (London, 1849)
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured 58 x 152 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Landscapes (Representations), Seascapes, Engraving, hand-coloured 58 x 152 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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