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[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. By S. C. Brees, late Principal Engineer and Surveyor to the New Zealand Company. [1. Surveyors' encampment, Porirua Bush]. [2] Mr Molesworth's Farm at the Hutt. [Plate 1, frontispiece]. [Engraved by Henry Melville]. London, 1847].
- Date
- 1845 - 1847
- Reference
- PUBL-0020-01
- Description
Brees with his theodolite and sketchbook, his dog and several other surveyors in a camp in a clearing in Porirua Bush. Brees is sketching a Maori family. Below the main image is a vignette of the Hutt River, with Molesworth's farm and windmill. Molesworth and Ludlam's windmill was not built until 1845, Brees' last year in Wellington, giving a date to the lower view
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Physical Description: Hand-coloured engravings on sheet 365 x 261
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[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. By S. C. Brees, late Principal Engineer and Surveyor to the New Zealand Company. [1. Surveyors' encampment, Porirua Bush]. [2] Mr Molesworth's Farm at the Hutt. [Plate 1, frontispiece]. [Engraved by Henry Melville]. London, 1847].. Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. London, John Williams and Co., Library of Arts, 141, Strand, 1847.. Ref: PUBL-0020-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23024953More information can be found in our terms of use.