Robertson, David Ogilvie, ca 1850-1920 :Port Chalmers, 1878.

A view of a busy Port Chalmers harbour, showing various unidentified steamships, sailships and rowboats. Notable landmarks include the flagstaff at the top of Aurora Terrace; the Holy Trinity Church in Scotia Street; and Iona Church in Mount Street. The road winding from the port towards Carey's Bay can be seen on the right, with a man and woman travelling along it in a horse-drawn trap and with a dog running behind. The intersection of Grey Street and George Street, the port's main street, can bee seen in the distance

D Robertson, the artist, is likely to be David Ogilvie Robertson, son of mariner and marine artist Captain Thomas Robertson, who resided in Port Chalmers. It is uncertain as to whether David Robertson was also a captain, but his 1898 painting of the 'John Wickliffe' in port and the 'Philip Laing' arriving with the first settlers landing in Dunedin, is stylistically similar

Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Port Chalmers 1878 - Capt. D. Robertson [printed]; Recto - bottom right - Painting reproduced by courtesy / Port Chalmers Borough Council [printed]

Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s).

Physical Description: Colour photolithograph, 252 x 410 mm, on sheet 275 x 430 mm

Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into Ephemera; three art prints transferred on appraisal to Drawings Paintings & Prints, 4 January 2013.