Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875 :Bird's eye view of the Mackenzie Country / E. Norman fct. - [Between 1862 and 1864].

The Mackenzie Plains from near Haldon. From the centre background to the left is the Ohau River; the centre Ben Ohau; near the right Pukaki River. Mount Cook is the highest peak, just right of centre in the Southern Alps in the background. Also showing are Simons Hill, Marys Range, Tekapo River, Grays Hills, Mount Maggie (the isolated hill on the plains), Aiguilles (the needle rocks in the foreground) and Kirkliston Range (the hills in the right foreground from which the view is taken).

Signed and titled in pencil below image.

Date supplied by Dr R. Collins, 23/5/1985 (see also TL 3/1/1, 15/9/1983).

Drawing possibly commissioned by Walter Black in 1872. This is suggested in a letter to the Library AT13/14/1 20 September 2002, from information supplied by descendants of Walter Black. The same letter also mentions a preliminary pencil sketch for this view owned by the Mackenzie District Council.

Other Titles - fecit. Birdseye

Inscriptions: Title from earlier mount inscribed by artist and discarded by previous owners. Title from photograph of drawing in its earlier mount

Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).

Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour 402 x 869 mm

Provenance: Donation: Estate of Mrs J.E. Grigg, daughter of Mr and Mrs T. Teschemaker, of Haldon Station, who commissioned the drawing, 27 March 1984. (see TL 3/1/1/4, Feb 1984; and 3/1/1, 29/4/1985).

Alternative form available: Negative 1/2-004517-G shows a slightly different version from the Library's drawing, possibly the pencil drawing owned by the Mackenzie District Council . The same negative also includes hand-written identification of the peaks and a hand-written title.