Wicksteed, Emma Ancilla 1811?-1869 :The town of New Plymouth, in the year 1843. (From a sketch taken by Mrs Wicksteed, from the residence of John Tylston Wicksteed, Esq.r, the Company's Agent, on Mount Eliot). [Right section] Pare Tutu or Sugarloaf Peak 500 feet high. Day & Haghe. London, Smith, Elder [1845]

The third and right-hand section of a three part panoramic view of New Plymouth, shortly after its establishment as a New Zealand Company settlement. Shows the South end of the town and the Sugar Loaf Islands. Named features are "Mr Rundell['s house]. Mr Newland. Mr Shepherd. Mr Lewthwaite. Labourers Residences commonly called Devonport. Pare Tutu. Motu-o-Mahanga or Island of Flight. Moturao or Tall Island 200 feet high.

The accompanying text reads: The spectator stands with his back to the sea, in the garden of the [New Zealand or Plymouth] Company's agent. There is only an open Roadstead [Harbour] here, and the colonists are essentially agricultural. Surf-boats, however, and excellent moorings, provided by the Company, facilitate the landing of passengers and goods. Mount Egmont is distant about fifteen miles.

Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).

Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured 237 x 465 mm