C1887

Akaroa

Artist:

Alexander Francis Lydon (1836 - 1917)

The electorate of Akaroa was one of the twenty-four original electorates, used in New Zealand’s first general election. This image was produced to satisfy the ongoing interest in the progress of New Zealand at a time of 50 years of … Read Full Description

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S/N: CASS-NZ-007–195331
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Full Title:

Akaroa

Date:

C1887

Artist:

Alexander Francis Lydon (1836 - 1917)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Hand coloured engraving.
AUTHENTICITY
Akaroa - Antique Print from 1887

Genuine antique
dated:

1887

Description:

The electorate of Akaroa was one of the twenty-four original electorates, used in New Zealand’s first general election.

This image was produced to satisfy the ongoing interest in the progress
of New Zealand at a time of 50 years of colonial rule. It helped promote
emigration by showing the benefits and opportunities available.

Biography:

Alexander Francis Lydon (1836–1917)

English watercolour artist, illustrator and engraver of natural history and landscapes. He collaborated and worked for Benjamin Fawcett the printer, to whom he had been apprenticed from the age of fourteen.

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