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Town of Petre, Wauganui [sic] [No] 19, Plate 6.

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Date

[Engraved 1847]

Artist

Samuel Charles Brees (1810-1865)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22856742

Additional Makers

Engraver: Henry Melville (1792-1870)

Description

The view is taken on the north side of the town. Shows the town and Christ Church in the foreground and river and hills behind. Putiki Wharenui Pa and the house of Rev Richard Taylor can be seen on the far bank of the river.

Other Titles - Wanganui

The Library holds the original watercolour on which this view is based (A-179-014)

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

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Hills
Buildings
Seascapes

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

TWW Comment

The Whanganui settlement was named Petre by the New Zealand Company, after company director Lord Petre.(https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/18927/petre-wanganui-or-whanganui)

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