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[Brees, Samuel Charles] 1810-1865 :Pencarrow Head, Fitzroy Bay [Between 1842 and 1844. 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-070-015
- Description
View from the coastal hills beyond Pencarrow Head, looking west to the entrance to Wellington Harbour, where Barretts Reef is visible. A primitive lighthouse (a beacon) can be seen on the rocks at the Head. Two Maori are seated atop a cliff on the left, overlooking the sea, two Pakeha travellers with a dog are walking up a path to the right in the foreground, with a third Maori ahead of them.
First published in: Brees S C Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand (London, 1847), plate 4, No 11, text p.10-11.
Extended Title - From: Brees, S C Guide and description of the panorama of New Zealand (London, 1849)
Library has black and white photo of original watercolour (in private hands), neg 2454 1/2 and 24747 1/2. Variation in the staffage only.
Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured 88 x 157 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 88 x 157 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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