The 'Evergreen'. Descriptive catalogue of "A marine and coast view", executed in native woods of the colony, unstained, by Mr J R Dry, Marlborough, New Zealand. The work, which contains 19 different kinds of wood in about 4000 pieces, was commenced in May 1866, and completed in February 1870. [Flier. 1871]

Date
1871
Reference
Eph-B-TIMBER-1871-01
Description

Flier in blue on white paper, with decorative border. It is a description of a "remarkable piece of art" on view in Wellington in 1870 and at Hunter Street, Auckland, and in Sydney, in 1871. The flier lists all the different types of wood that were used on different pieces of the picture, which reportedly shows boats, birds, details of a town, hills and sea.

Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Physical Description: Letterpress on flier, 267 x 210 mm.

Provenance: Donated by the National Library of Australia in 1985.

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Part of
[Ephemera of quarto size relating to timber, the timber industry, wood products in New Zealand]
Format
1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s), Ephemera, Letterpress works, Fliers (Printed matter), Letterpress on flier, 267 x 210 mm.
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