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[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Porerua Harbour Drawn by S C Brees; engraved by Henry Melville. Plate 10, no 29. [1847]
- Date
- 1847 - 1842 - 1845
- By
- Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; Melville, Henry, 1792-1870
- Reference
- A-109-026
- Description
A man and dog in right foreground, a herd of cattle, several buildings on the shore of the harbour and hills in the background
In Brees, S C Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand (London, 1847), plate 10, No 35
Original watercolour for this engraving held at B-31-6 (IRN 103619)
Other Titles - Porirua Harbour
According to Brees in "Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand" p.19 "This view is taken looking towards the south and shows Thoms' Whaling station and Paramata Pa at a short distance off, upon the right in the picture; also Captain Hay's house, and Cameron's, a Highlander, who had charge of the cattle dispastured there, and belonging to the Polynesian Company"
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured 74 x 129 mm
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- Part of
- [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. Plate 10. Porerua Harbour, 29; Barretts Hotel, Wellington, 30; Archway at Pari-Pari, 31. Engraved by Henry Melville drawn by S C Brees. [1847] / [Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. Plate 10. Porerua Harbour, 29; Barretts Hotel, Wellington, 30; Archway at Pari-Pari, 31. Engraved by Henry Melville drawn by S C Brees. [1847]
- Format
- 1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engraving, hand-coloured 74 x 129 mm
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