Photograph: Birdseye View of Port Nicholson in New Zealand, Wellington, 1839

Maker
Allom, Thomas (b.1804, d.1872)
 Production date
1839
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Object detail

Description
A black and white photograph of a lithograph of a bird's eye of Port Nicholson, showing the site of the town of Wellington, the river and valley of the hill and adjacent country taken from the charts and drawings made during Colonel Wakefield's survey and now in the possession of the New Zealand Company. Below the image is a caption on either side of a chart of the harbour with names of locations. Wellington, 1839.
Accession number
2012.0.15
Museum System ID
25799
Collection type
Archives
Collection
Wellington Museum (prev. MOWCAS)
Classification
Photograph
Maker and role
Allom, Thomas (b.1804, d.1872): Printer
Media/Materials
Black and White Print
Measurements
245mm, 350mm
Measurement details
2D objects (HxW): H 245 W 350mm: 0 - Whole
Production place and notes
Wellington, Wellington Region, Aotearoa New Zealand
On display?
Not on display

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