Samuel Charles Brees
1810–5 May 1865
(Person)
Artist, surveyor, engineer.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Plain of the Ruamahanga, opening into Palliser Bay near Wellington in Selected Images from the Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
- The Fort Richmond. Hutt Bridge [1845] in Selected Images from the Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
- Makaenuku Pa, district of the Hutt 1845? [Drawn by S C Brees. Engraved by Henry Melville. London, 1849] in Selected Images from the Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
- [Aglionby Arms (Burcham’s) River Hutt ca 1843] in Selected Images from the Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
- [The town of] Petre Wanganui. [1844?] in Selected Images from the Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
- Manawatu survey station / S.C.B. [ca 1842] in Selected Images from the Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
- [Group of Maori and Pakeha near a beach, probably Paekakariki looking towards Pukerua. Between 1842 and 1845] in Selected Images from the Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
- Mana, Pokarua [Between 1842 and 1845] in Selected Images from the Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
Mentioned in
- Early Wellington
- Letters and Art in New Zealand
- National Centennial Exhibition of New Zealand Art Catalogue
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- Octavius Hadfield
- The Exploration of New Zealand
- The Farmer in New Zealand
Cited in
- Tuatara: Volume 11, Issue 2, June 1963
Image Gallery
.jpg "The Wesleyan chapel and mission house at Wellington in the 1840's, a steel engraving by S. C. Brees")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Samuel Charles Brees":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.