IMAGE
Heaphy, Charles 1820-1881 :Thorndon Flat and part of the city of Wellington. [April, 1841]
- Date
- 1841
- By
- Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918; New Zealand Company
- Reference
- C-025-010
- Description
Depicts the view from Clay Point (the bank above the junction of modern Willis Street and Lambton Quay) looking north along the beachline (Lambton Quay) towards a sandspit (Midland Park), past the low hill with the house of Colonel William Wakefield (the site of The Beehive today) to Thorndon, with Pipitea Pa close to the point of land on the waterfront in the distance. In the foreground is a flag, displaying four stars and a red cross on a white background, flying from a post. There are several ships in the harbour, the largest being the "London". The clearings in the bush on Tinakori Hill are Maori potato plantations. On the beach are a cart being drawn by four bullocks, other carts, small boats and several men.
The original for the lithograph "Part of Lambton Harbour in Port Nicholson, New Zealand, comprehending about one third of the waterfront of the town of Wellington." (C-026-001). A key published to the lithograph identifies the names of several of the ships and the names of most of the owners of the properties along the beachline. The names supplied on the key (from the nearest point in Lambton Quay to the more distant northern part of the view) were Messrs Willis Storehouses, Mess.rs Wade's storehouses. Losack's Store. Durie & Co's store. Mr Grace's Academy. Mess.rs Waters & Smith's stores. Allen's store. Taine's store. Residence of Captain Cole. Residence of L. Nattrass Esq., Residence of Dr Johnstone. Mess.rs Cook's Storehouse. Residence of Col. Wakefield. Residence of Dr Evans. Residence of Mr St Hill Esq. J. P. Residence of R. Stokes Esq. Temporary Exchange and Library. Barrett's Hotel. Houses belonging to F. A. Molesworth Esq. Residence of Dr Fitzgerald. Hornbrooke's Store. Mess.rs Hay & McHattie's storehouses. Residence of Dr Dorset. [New Zealand] Company's Immigration Depot. Court House. Residence of Michael Murphy Esq. Residence of Michael Harrison Esq. Jail. Residence of Captain Chaffers. Riddiford & Co.'s storehouses. Residence of K. D. Harrison Esq. Path to Ohario [Ohariu]. Southern Road to the Porirua Valley. Belsize [Pipitea] Point. The ships in the harbour are listed as Schooner Jane. Schooner Elizabeth. Cutter Harriet. Brig Patriot. N.Z. Co's Barque Cuba. Ship London. American Brig Emigrant. Chilean ship Morley. Chilean brig Heron. N.Z. Co's Barque Brougham. Schooner Kate. Ship Martha Ridgeway. Extra topographical details listed on the hills are Kumototo Point. Town Acre no. 512. Native potatoe [potato] plantations.
Although the view was completed in April 1841, a number of the ships shown in the harbour were no longer present by April 1841. The view is therefore a progressive one, showing Wellington from December 1840 to April 1841.
The flag depicted refers to the flag made onboard the ship 'Tory' during its voyage to New Zealand. It was raised at Petone on 30 September 1839. The design was based on the flag of Te Whakaputanga o te rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (United Tribes of New Zealand) adopted by a group of Māori chiefs in 1834. The flag was called the 'colours of New Zealand' by New Zealand Company agent William Wakefield and used by the Company as a signifier of New Zealand independence.
Title taken from item.
Inscriptions: Verso - beneath image - Thorndon Flat and part of the City of Wellington; Recto - beneath image - title in the hand of Charles Heaphy. Signature lower right
Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour 419 x 612 mm
Provenance: Purchased from Francis Edwards & Co., London, as part of the New Zealand Company collection, by Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull in London, 1915.
Processing information: Record updated 17 June 2024 and 15 October 2024 following information on the flag from a researcher.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour 419 x 612 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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