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New Zealand - Dunedin - Panorama of Dunedin, Otago - 1874 - by Burton Brothers studio - From the album: Panorama of Dunedin, Otago, NZ Dunedin - The second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand - The principal city of the Otago region - Its name comes from Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland - The urban area of Dunedin lies on the central-eastern coast of Otago - Surrounding the head of Otago Harbour, and the harbour and hills around Dunedin are the remnants of an extinct volcano - The city suburbs extend out into the surrounding valleys and hills, onto the isthmus of the Otago Peninsula, and along the shores of the Otago Harbour and the Pacific Ocean. (Reference: Wikipedia) Alfred Henry Burton - c. 1834 – 2 February 1914 - He is considered one of New Zealand's most important photographers - He was born in Leicester, England but his birth year is known uncertain - His father (John Burton) was also a photographer - Burton emigrated to New Zealand in 1868 to join his brother Walter John Burton (Walter had a studio in Dunedin) - Burton Brothers built up a strong portfolio of landscape images of New Zealand Image source: Panorama of Dunedin, Otago, NZ. From the album: Panorama of Dunedin, Otago, NZ, 1874, Dunedin, by Burton Brothers studio. Te Papa (O.043677) https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1527738

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