Alexander, John Hood, 1916-1975 :1. Auckland in 1852 looking up Queen St with Shortland St on left. Partington's Windmill on skyline. (From an old engraving). 2. Colour-Sergeant Michael Ford's cottage (Royal New Zealand Fencibles). Built at Panmure, Auckland, in 1848. [1950s]

Above, a view from the end of the wharf at the foot of Queen Street, looking towards the waterfront buildings and up Queen Street, with Partington's windmill on the skyline. A line of barrels along the wharf and two containers of goods, a man wheeling a wheelbarrow, another wheeling a barrow, two soldiers, other groups of citizens, Maori canoes and a rowboat drawn up at the water's edge on the left and groups of Maori sitting. The Wesleyan (Methodist) Chapel is on the left, above the first row of buildings. Below, a view of the old stone cottage at Panmure, built in 1848 for Colour-Sergeant Michael Ford of the New Zealand Fencibles, which was moved to the Howick Historical Village in 1998

Based on a lithograph (originally an oil painting, which is held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney) by Patrick Joseph Hogan, done in 1852. The Library holds a copy of the lithograph at C-010-020. The Library also holds watercolour copies of this view by W. S. Hatton, copied from an Illustrated London News wood engraving from this print, at B-078-012 and B-078-017

Extended Title - In: Alexander, John H: Historic Auckland (Whitcombe & Tombs Limited, 1961) p.11 and [16

Inscriptions: Recto - top right - No.A27

Quantity: 2 drawing(s).

Physical Description: Ink and wash on page 380 x 250 mm