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Sketch of entrance, Porerua Harbour from the Bay

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Date

December 1842

Artist

Samuel Charles Brees (1810-1865)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22615865

Description

Shows a sketch of a view looking north-east over the Porirua Harbour from the Whitireia Peninsula shore, towards the entrance to Paremata Harbour. A single-sailed canoe rests in the water at the right.

Relates to "Porerua Bay", illustration number 8 (Plate 3) of Brees' "Pictorial illustrations of New Zealand". Also similar to the watercolour at ATL B-031-028.

Other Titles - Porirua

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Porirua Harbour (Pauatahanui Arm), Wellington, New Zealand

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Landscapes & Seascapes

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