{"product_id":"views-of-old-wellington-1840-1870","title":"VIEWS OF OLD WELLINGTON 1840-1870","description":"\u003cp\u003eVIEWS OF OLD WELLINGTON 1840-1870\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium booklet, stapled\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Blundell Bros 1950\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 290 w x 220 h x 2 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 40\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A4L\/2609\/UXXX\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eA softcover photographic souvenir pictorial collection that preserves early engravings and photographs of the city's formative decades of European settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany illustrations come from Samuel Charles Brees, a surveyor and artist who worked for the New Zealand Company in the 1840s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombines early drawings with later photographs including:\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; Views of Petone (Pito-one) beach where the first British settlers arrived in 1840.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026gt; Early shots of Lambton Quay and Thorndon before major land reclamation and the transformative 1855 earthquake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026gt; Early tracks, simple cottages, and the gradual growth of the port\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eImmaculate for age with only light wear\/marks on covers, pages otherwise near new, no stamps or inscriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce\u003cbr\u003eSee our other photo books listed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56200714748196,"sku":"A4L\/2609\/UXXX","price":124.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3924096035744760211.jpg?v=1788507734","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/views-of-old-wellington-1840-1870","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}