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Samuel C. BREES, (1810–1865):
The engravings described below come from Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand, published in London, 1847, by John Williams & Co. Artist Samuel C. Brees. Steel engravings by Henry Melville.
Front and Back Covers of Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand
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Front Page
Price: US$30.00 (includes shipping costs)
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Original steel engraving. Plate Front Page
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor with extensive light to moderate foxing in the image, -- please see larger image.
Text: no text included
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PLATE 2:
3. Sea Coast near the River Ohau,
4. Town of Wellington, Port Nicholson from Kaiwarra-Warra Hill
5. N' Houranga
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Original steel engraving. Plate 2
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor with extensive moderate to heavy water stains and foxing in the margins with some light foxing in the images, please see larger image.
Text: no text included
PLATE 3:
6. Lowry Bay District and Road
7. The Aglianby Arms (Burcham's) River Hutt
8. Porerua Bay
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Original steel engraving. Plate 3
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor with moderate water stain in bottom left margin; images 6 and 8 are clean with minor foxing in image 7, please see larger image.
Text: no text included
PLATE 4:
9. River Wanhihu with Mount Egmont in the Distance
10. The Great Wairarapa District and Lake
11. Pencarrow Head, Fitzroy Bay
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Original steel engraving. Plate 4
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor with moderate water stain in bottom left margin; all three images are clean, please see larger image.
Text: no text included
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PLATE 7:
20. Residence of His Honour Major Richmond at Wellington
21. Residence of the Hon. Francis Molesworth at the Hutt
22. The Hutt Road, Taken at the Gorge, looking toward Wellington
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Original steel engraving. Plate 7
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor with extensive foxing on the entire plate including the three images. Moderate water stain on the bottom left, please see larger image.
Text: no text included
PLATE 8:
23. Church of England, Wellington
24. Parsonage, Wellington
25. Town of Karorarika Bay of Islands
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Original steel engraving. Plate 8
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Good, with moderate water stains in the top right margin and bottom margin corners. The images are clean.
Text: no text included
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PLATE 9:
26. The Upper Hutt District
27. Petone Road, with Wellington in the distance
28. Mr. Brees'Cottage, Karori Road
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Original steel engraving. Plate 9
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor with moderate, light foxing on the entire plate including the three images. Water stains in the bottom left and right margins, please see larger image.
Text: no text included
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PLATE 10:
29. Porerua Harbour
30. Barrett's Hotel, Wellington
31. Archway at Pari-Pari
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Original steel engraving. Plate 10
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor, missing portion of left margin, water stain right mid to bottom margin, moderate foxing on plate. The bottom two images are clean. Please see larger image.
Text: no text included
PLATE 11:
32. Kari Kari, on the River Manawatu
33. Fort Richmond and the Hutt Bridge
34. View looking up Hawkstone Street, Wellington
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Original steel engraving. Plate 11
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Good, water stains in bottom left margin and centre to bottom right margin. Images are clean. Please see larger image.
Text: no text included
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PLATE 13:
38. Pipitea Point, Wellington
39. View looking down Hawstone-Street, Wellington, with Mr. Brees'Cottage
40. Wesleyan Chapel and Mission House, Wellington
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Original steel engraving. Plate 13
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor, water stain left mid to bottom margin, extensive foxing on entire plate. Only the middle image is clean. Please see larger image.
Text: no text included
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PLATE 14:
41. Morning's Creek, Pitone and the Hon. Henry Petre's residence shown in the distance
42. Banks of the Hutt near Molesworth's Farm
43. The Exchange, Wellington
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Original steel engraving. Plate 14
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor, water stain left mid to bottom margin into the middle and bottom image. Water stain right bottom margin. Foxing mainly in the margins. Top image is clean. Please see larger image.
Text: no text included
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PLATE 15:
44. Palliser Bay and the Sand Bar of the Wairarapa
45. View of Port Nicholson, from the range of hills west of the Ohiro Valley
46. Residence of Wm Swainson Esq, E.R.S. at the Hutt
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Original steel engraving. Plate 15
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor, water stain right mid to bottom margin into the middle and bottom images. Water stain in left bottom margin. Top image is clean. Please see larger image.
Text: no text included
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PLATE 16:
47. Colonel Wakefield's residence, Wellington
48. Kai-Warra Saw-Mill
49. The Bank. Wellington
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Original steel engraving. Plate 16
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor, water stain left mid to bottom margin, into both the middle and bottom images. Water staining bottom right margin. Top image is clean. Please see larger image.
Text: no text included
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PLATE 17:
50. Mount Victoria, Wellington
51. Interior of Archway at Pari-Pari, looking south
52. Paramata Pa, Porerua
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Original steel engraving. Plate 17
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor, water stain in most of right margin into bottom image. Water stain in left bottom margin. The middle image is clean. The top image has very minor foxing on right border. Please see larger image.
Text: no text included
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PLATE 18:
53. The Beach near Major Baker's residence, Wellington
54. Makaenuku Pa District of the Hutt
55. The Barracks at Thorndon Wellington
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Original steel engraving. Plate 18
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor, water stain right middle to bottom margin into bottom image. Water stain on bottom left margin into the bottom image. The top two images are clean. Please see larger image.
Text: no text included
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PLATE 20:
59. Pitone Pa. Wellington
60. Tinakore Road. Wellington
61. Residence of His Honour Judge Halswell at Ohiro
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Original steel engraving. Plate 20
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor, water stain right mid to bottom margin into the middle and bottom images. Water stain in bottom left margin into the bottom image. The top image is grazed. Please see larger image.
Text: no text included
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PLATE 21:
62. The Scotch Kirk. Wellington
63. Mess Clifford's & Vavasour's Clearing (Skipwith's) Parerua Bush
64. The beach at Te Aro
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Original steel engraving. Plate 21
Plate size: 36.5 x 27.5cm (14 1/2 x 11 inches) approximately.
Condition: Poor, water stain right mid and accross the bottom quarter of the plate. Both the bottom and middle images are stained. Top image has moderate foxing. Please see larger image.
Text: no text included
