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Deveril, Herbert, fl. 1873-1885 (photographer)

 Person

Biography

Herbert Deveril arrived in Wellington from Melbourne (where he had been employed as a photographer) in 1873 to take over the Photolithographic Department of the Government Printing Office. He was active as a photographer until the mid-1880s. He was commissioned by the New Zealand Government to take a series of photographs of New Zealand for the 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition.

Sources:

Knight, Hardwicke (1971), 'Photography in New Zealand. A social and technical history'. Dunedin : John McIndoe.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

The First Church, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1876

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089B/54
Scope and Contents

265 x 360 mm. An exterior view of the First Church, designed by R.A. Lawson and built between 1867-1873. Generally considered one of the finest churches in New Zealand, it is built in a restrained Gothic style in Oamaru stone, with a 175 foot spire.

Dates: 1876
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Views in Melbourne and New Zealand
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The Head of the North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1876

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089B/51
Scope and Contents

361 x 265 mm. A view looking down on to the road which runs through the valley, with a few small farms and houses on either side.

Dates: 1876
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Views in Melbourne and New Zealand
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The Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1876

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089B/55
Scope and Contents 361 x 265 mm. An exterior view of this plastered brick building in Italianate style, with four small loggia, topped square towers at the corners, and larger towers at the centre of the two larger facades. The building was originally constructed for the 1865 exhibition and was designed by William Mason. It was originally intended to convert the building into a market, but the authorities changed their minds. This explains the closed arcades on the ground floor, originally intended as a...
Dates: 1876
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Views in Melbourne and New Zealand
 Item

The North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1876

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089B/52
Scope and Contents

355 x 265 mm. A view looking down along the valley road, with farms and cultivated land on either side.

Dates: 1876
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Views in Melbourne and New Zealand
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The Old Knox Church, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1876

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089B/53
Scope and Contents

35 x 260 mm. A view from the street corner outside the Knox Church, a single storey building designed by R.A. Lawson and completed in 1876.

Dates: 1876
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Views in Melbourne and New Zealand

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