A VERY EARLY VIEW OF AUCKLAND FROM THE WATER.—This is supposed to be a sketch of yommercial Bay from on board ship. On the left is Point Britomart, crowned by St. Paul's Church. The h A -j™ c m the b - £sht of the ****' Mount Eden ean °* «««» «» **»e background. The point on the rightana Slde o f the bay is supposed to be Smale's Point, but it is much out of drawing. Still the picture is valuable, as it shows what an amazing change has come over the waterfront in the last seventy years or so. The date of the sketch would be about 1847.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 78, 2 April 1927, Page 25
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105A VERY EARLY VIEW OF AUCKLAND FROM THE WATER.—This is supposed to be a sketch of yommercial Bay from on board ship. On the left is Point Britomart, crowned by St. Paul's Church. The h A -j™ c m the b-£sht of the ****' Mount Eden ean °* «««» «» **»e background. The point on the rightana Slde of the bay is supposed to be Smale's Point, but it is much out of drawing. Still the picture is valuable, as it shows what an amazing change has come over the waterfront in the last seventy years or so. The date of the sketch would be about 1847. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 78, 2 April 1927, Page 25
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