"Brees' sketchtes were made during his field service as Principal Surveyor to the New Zealand company from Feb. 1842 (not 1841 as he claimed on title page) until 1845. The published series is a collection of enduring significance. The engraver, Henry Melville, in his clear, sharp, steel transformations has given definition and character to the often indistinct and occasionally inaccurate originals.

DU407.1 BRE (Library of Congress Call Number)

37326 (Cat ID)

69033 (DBTextworks system ID)

30358 (Presto content ID)

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