Fox, William 1812-1893 :Part of the Great Plain of the Canterbury settlement 1850 by W Fox Esq. Smoke at the site of Lyttelton. River Avon or Shakespere. Forty Miles Beach. [1850 or 1851]

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Fox, William 1812-1893 :Part of the Great Plain of the Canterbury settlement 1850 by W Fox Esq. Smoke at the site of Lyttelton. River Avon or Shakespere. Forty Miles Beach. [1850 or 1851]

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Description

Shows 2 men on left, boiling a billy over a fire, with sheep and dogs, Bridle Path in centre with three men, a horse, sheep and cattle, the Heathcote River and part of the Heathcote-Avon Estuary, Pegasus Bay, and smoke and trees at the site of the future Christchurch. Original sketch for etching by T.Allom published in "Four Illustrative Views of the Canterbury Settlement" (London, 1851. Art f919.31 / FOU). On verso: "Alphabetical list of the first purchasers of land at the Canterbury settle...

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Date created

1850 - 1851

Creator

Fox, William, 1812-1893 / Cridland, Henry John, 1821-1867 / Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23187807

Locations

Bridle Path / Christchurch City / Heathcote / Heathcote River / Pegasus Bay / Port Hills

Related subjects

Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898 / Camps / Cattle / Dogs / Fires / Horses / Pioneer life / Sheep / Bridle Path / Christchurch City / Heathcote / Heathcote River / Pegasus Bay / Port Hills

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