View of Napier looking south from Napier Hill

Object detail

About this object

View of Napier from Napier Hill looking towards Awatoto, possibly taken in the 1880s. The side of the hill is covered with mature trees. The Central Business District is visible beyond the trees. Hastings Street is located near the centre of the photograph.

The shallow lagoon is visible on the right side of the image. Cape Kidnappers is visible in the distance.

Photographer, Burton Brothers.

Maker

Burton Brothers; 1868; 1916

Production place

Dunedin/Otago/South Island/New Zealand

Production period

1880s/19th Century

Production technique

Photography

Media/Materials description

Black and white photograph mounted in an album.

Media/Materials

Photographs/Paper Products/Man-made Materials

Measurements

Photograph: Height x Width: 142 x 200mm
Album: Height x Width x Depth/Length: 401 x 330 x 55mm

Signature/Inscription

8, Inscription, Handwritten
C. D. Cornford 56/28, Stamp, Stamped

Classification terms

Print, Photographic
Documentary Artifact
Communication Artifacts

Subject period

1880s/19th Century

Subject date

1880s

Current rights

Public Domain

Credit Line

from the estate of Mr C D Cornford

Other number(s)

56/28, Album 12, 1903, 77523

Accession number

56/28

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Place made

Dunedin Otago South Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject place

Napier Hawke's Bay North Island New Zealand Polynesia Oceania

Subject category

Buildings and structures Archive classification Commercial premises Public buildings Houses Local history History Public Places Beaches and foreshore

Subject auto tags

Atmosphere Sky Atmospheric phenomenon Black-and-white Style Natural landscape Tree Slope Mountain Horizon

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