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The beach near Major Baker's residence, Wellington. Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand. Plate 18.[number] 53.

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Date

[1847]

Artist

Samuel Charles Brees (1810-1865)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22908547

Additional Makers

Engraver: Henry Melville (1792-1870)

Description

A view along a beach (now Thorndon Quay) looking towards Kaiwharawhara and Wadestown, with the road to to Wadestown shown winding up the hill in the background. There are houses at the beachfront on the left, mostly at the top of the low hill above the beach. Major Baker's house appears as a roof only, with a tree in front of it. A couple on horseback is in the foreground and a Maori man, woman and child stand at the left.

The Library holds a photographic copy of the privately-owned watercolour original for this engraving, painted between 1842 and 1845 (negative 138581 1/2). The watercolour has no Maori group on the left but is otherwise very similar to the engraving

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Thorndon Quay, Pipitea, Wellington, New Zealand

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Landscapes & Seascapes

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