Additional Makers
Sir Whately Eliot, 1841-1927
Description
In album: Sketches in New Zealand and other places visited on the voyage going and returning, 1874-1875; Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK2567/44; Title from inscription l.l. Medium: watercolour.
Image Licence
Public Domain
Image Credit
Out of Copyright. Image courtesy of the National Library of Australia.
Location
Nelson, South Island, New Zealand
Country
New Zealand
Medium
Watercolour
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
TWW Comment
Admiralty engineer Whately Elliot painted this view of Nelson, New Zealand, in 1874 while engaged on survey work at Timaru. It was the Englishman’s first visit to the country, and during the voyage he recorded 62 views of places he encountered along the way, from Gibraltar to Alexandria and western Australia. His topographical watercolours include details of windmills, seawalls, docks and other engineering works that interested him en route. In this picture you can see the town nestled among towering hills.
