Views of the Southern Alps by John Gully from drawings from Julius van Haast, 1862 / John Gully

PXD 1367

fonds

Wellington, N.Z. : Alexander Turnbull Library Research Endowment Fund, 1982 (Hastings, N.Z. : Pictorial Publications Ltd.)

Graphic Materials, Textual Records, Prints

908592

1 portfolio [3 col. photolithographs] - 44.4 x 62.2 cm
Textual material (1 sheet) - ill. - 39.2 x 53.2 cm

In 1864 Dr Julius Haast, explorer and Canterbury provincial geologist, presented a paper to the Royal Geographical Society in London, on the mountains and glaciers of the Canterbury Province, New Zealand. Included with his notes were some watercolour drawings which had been painted in Nelson by John Gully from detailed notes, sketches and watercolurs sent to him by Dr Haast.

Reference:
Note sheet in collection

Reproductions of watercolours by John Gully:
1. The west coast of the Province of Canterbury, from the northern bank of the River Grey, [1862]
2. Two Waterfall Glacier, valley of River Macaulay, 4080 feet, [1862]
3. Lake Pukaki, 1746 feet, [1862]

Includes one sheet of notes

On cover: Macaulay Glaciers, 4375 feet, [1862]

Originals held at the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand

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Edition limited to 2,500 copies