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CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND
Sir William FOX (1812-1893) and Mary TOWNSEND. [Four Illustrative Views of the Canterbury Settlement. London: John Parker & Son, 1851]. Oblong 2° (24.7 x 46cm.). 2pp. explanatory letterpress text. 4 hand-coloured etched plates by Thomas Allom after William Fox (3) or Mary Townsend (1). (Outer margins of plates repaired, light marginal soiling.) Later cloth-backed boards, original drab paper wrappers bound-in (small tear to foot of spine, wrappers lightly soiled). (ELLIS, 484) RARE, INCLUDING AN EARLY VIEW OF THE SITE OF CHRISTCHURCH (plate
III) BY THE FUTURE PRIME-MINISTER OF NEW ZEALAND. Plates I and II are of Lyttleton (I from the harbour, II from behind the settlement looking out over the bay), plate IV River Courtenay issuing from Harewood forest is of a location approximately 30 miles north-west of Christchurch, possibly the Okuku River with Mount Thomas in the distance. The hand-colouring is probably later.
William (later Sir William) Fox published these views together with his The Six Colonies of New Zealand whilst visiting London on what was essentiallly a political mission as a representative of the settlers of the central district of New Zealand. His attempt to gain self-government for the settlers was unsuccessful and he returned to New Zealand where his involvment in politics continued. The first New
Sir William FOX (1812-1893) and Mary TOWNSEND. [Four Illustrative Views of the Canterbury Settlement. London: John Parker & Son, 1851]. Oblong 2° (24.7 x 46cm.). 2pp. explanatory letterpress text. 4 hand-coloured etched plates by Thomas Allom after William Fox (3) or Mary Townsend (1). (Outer margins of plates repaired, light marginal soiling.) Later cloth-backed boards, original drab paper wrappers bound-in (small tear to foot of spine, wrappers lightly soiled). (ELLIS, 484) RARE, INCLUDING AN EARLY VIEW OF THE SITE OF CHRISTCHURCH (plate
III) BY THE FUTURE PRIME-MINISTER OF NEW ZEALAND. Plates I and II are of Lyttleton (I from the harbour, II from behind the settlement looking out over the bay), plate IV River Courtenay issuing from Harewood forest is of a location approximately 30 miles north-west of Christchurch, possibly the Okuku River with Mount Thomas in the distance. The hand-colouring is probably later.
William (later Sir William) Fox published these views together with his The Six Colonies of New Zealand whilst visiting London on what was essentiallly a political mission as a representative of the settlers of the central district of New Zealand. His attempt to gain self-government for the settlers was unsuccessful and he returned to New Zealand where his involvment in politics continued. The first New
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