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Christchurch, Canterbury colony, New Zealand

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Date

1859

Artist

Walter Scarlett Hatton (1873-1938)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22591492

Additional Makers

Dr Alfred Charles Barker (1819-1873)

Description

The first buildings around the Avon River, in what was to become central Christchurch. Flax growing in the foreground and a bridge over the river. The Port Hills are in the distance. The area shown is Oxford Terrace, with the Worcester Street bridge on the right in the middle distance. The dark two-storied house left of centre is the house of Dr A C Barker. The central two-storied house is that of William Guise Brittan. The Lands Office is left of the bridge

Copied from an engraving in "Illustrated London News" April 9,1853 p. 268 which was after a sketch by Dr A C Barker

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Avon River / Ōtakaro, Oxford Terrace, Canterbury, New Zealand

Country

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Townscapes
Rivers
Bridges

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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