Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875 :Wellington, 1852 / E. N. [del]. T. S. Ralph lith

View from Te Aro Flat, probably from the bottom of Mount Victoria, looking towards Wellington. A small hut at the water's edge nearby, swampy ground and the Waitangi Stream in the foreground, fencing marking Te Aro Pa, European houses beyond, cliffs marking the beginning of Lambton Quay with houses running its length at the waterfront, the sloping line of The Terrace, with several houses running up the hill in the left background and ships moored in the harbour. This copy has been heavily annotated with various people, soldiers (including a group in the act of firing), large buildings, including at least two with domes, buildings on the skyline, etc.

An untouched proof copy of this lithograph is held at A-215-017

Another copy, an etching, in Pearse, J Album (ATL) p. 34 (E-455-f-034-2 hand-coloured). This copy is not issuable

Inscriptions: Signed: E N : T S Ralph

Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).

Physical Description: Lithograph, 194 x 294 mm on sheet 245 x 295 mm