Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810-1865 :Courts of Justice, Wellington. [Plate 19, no. 57. Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. London, 1847].

Date
1847
By
Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; Melville, Henry, 1792-1870
Reference
A-449-013
Description

View of lower Mulgrave Street, with the first court building shown on the higher side of the street. A small European house with a woman and child outside can be seen across the street on the lower side, with a vegetable garden at the back of the house. Groups of men stand outside the courthouse; two men are on horseback. The Thistle Inn lies just beyond the courthouse, at the water's edge, and the harbour and Te Aro are visible in the background

Based on a watercolour by Brees, held by the Library, located at B-031-009

Extended Title - From Brees, S. C. Pictorial illustrations of New Zealand. London, 1847. Panorama plate

Quantity: 1 colour art print(s).

Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured, 120 x 195 mm on sheet 134 x 252 mm

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Format
1 colour art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engraving, hand-coloured, 120 x 195 mm on sheet 134 x 252 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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