Prints may also be seen at:
65 Wood Street
Post Office Box 146
Greytown, 5742
Wairarapa
New Zealand
Mobile: +64 (0)27 508 5078
narena@nzbirds.com
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
Navigation Assistance:
Click on any of the thumbnails below to see a larger image.
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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
LINK to LARGER image
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