Barracks - New Zealand - Northland Region

Date: 1845

By: Clayton, George Thomas, 1791-1856; Nicholas, W A, active 1840s; E D Barlow (Firm)

Reference: C-010-007

Description: View from the sea with three ships in the foreground (Hazard, Victoria and Matilda) looking towards Kororareka or Russell, with most buildings identified. A related drawing of this view is held in the Public Record Office, London. It is a watercolour, drawn by Edward E Morgan, acting Lieutenant aboard H. M. S. Hazard. See file print, negative number 106858 1/2. Morgan's version was lithographed for Great Britain. Parliamentary Papers. Papers Relative to New Zealand. Correspondence on the attack at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, to illustrate a letter from Governor Fitzroy to Lord Stanley dated 26 March 1845. See Papers Relative to New Zealand, 1844-45, Vol II, no. 517. For a better quality copy of this lithograph, see C-010-022 Other Titles - Hone Heke, Russell Extended Title - Signal station and blockhouse. Watering Place for shipping. Police, Customs and Post Office. J. S. Polack's stockade and magazine. 3 gun battery in charge of Mr Hector. H. M. S. Hazard. P. Mag &c. G. T. Clayton's stores. Officers' Quarters. Govt Brig Victoria. Mr Spicers. Soldiers Barracks. Robertsons. Chron. Maker. Observatory. Matilda, London, whaler, Cap[tain] Bliss. Capt.n Clayton's residence. American Consul's Residence. R. C. chapel. Maori Pah, unsold. Protestant Church. One gun battery. Bishop Pompallier's residence. Simons & Weston's stores. Inscriptions: Lacks part of the publication statement Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph 313 x 523 mm

Date: 1848

From: Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864: [Works on paper depicting scenes in New Zealand]

By: Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864

Reference: B-201-008

Description: A sketch from the inlet looking towards the military baracks at Wahapu. Although slight, the sketch represents the buildings within the settlement, including the Commander's house on the hill, and other buildings spread aling the beachline. Māori and Pākeha boats on the water. Other, more complete works of this settlement done by Cyprian Bridge and John Williams are held in the Drawings, Paintings and Prints collection. Inscriptions: Title inscribed in pencil beneath drawing Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketch, 125 x 155 mm, on sheet 185 x 220 mm (folded dimension)

Date: 1845

By: Clayton, George Thomas, 1791-1856; Nicholas, W A, active 1840s; E D Barlow (Firm)

Reference: C-010-022

Description: View from the sea with three ships in the foreground (Hazard, Victoria and Matilda) looking towards Kororareka or Russell, with most buildings identified. A related drawing of this view is held in the Public Record Office, London. It is a watercolour, drawn by Edward E Morgan, acting Lieutenant aboard H. M. S. Hazard. See file print, negative number 106858 1/2. Morgan's version was lithographed for Great Britain. Parliamentary Papers. Papers Relative to New Zealand. Correspondence on the attack at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, to illustrate a letter from Governor Fitzroy to Lord Stanley dated 26 March 1845. See Papers Relative to New Zealand, 1844-45, Vol II, no. 517. Other Titles - Hone Heke, Russell Extended Title - Signal station and blockhouse. Watering Place for shipping. Police, Customs and Post Office. J. S. Polack's stockade and magazine. 3 gun battery in charge of Mr Hector. H. M. S. Hazard. P. Mag &c. G. T. Clayton's stores. Officers' Quarters. Govt Brig Victoria. Mr Spicers. Soldiers Barracks. Robertsons. Chron. Maker. Observatory. Matilda, London, whaler, Cap[tain] Bliss. Capt.n Clayton's residence. American Consul's Residence. R. C. chapel. Maori Pah, unsold. Protestant Church. One gun battery. Bishop Pompallier's residence. Simons & Weston's stores. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured 313 x 566 mm

Date: 1845

By: Williams, John, -1905?; Bridge, Cyprian, 1807-1885; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: C-030-016

Description: Extensive view across a bay towards a beach and headland, with houses, barracks, a parade ground with redcoats drilling, the Red Ensign flag flying beside the largest house high on the hill to the left, the home of Colonel Cyprian Bridge. There are several small boats on the water. Nobby Island is on the left. Other buildings along the waterfront, from left, include barracks, in the centre the magazine of the 58th Regiment, a sentry box (set back from the waterfront), the hospital, the canteen and the officers' residence on the right The title on Bridge's pencil sketch (f-E-320-014) identifies his own house 'where I was quartered 3 years and a half, the parade ground, officers' houses and our pleasure boats in the foreground'. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - signature & 58; Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 322 x 538 mm Provenance: The sketchbook was acquired by Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull in July 1893. Transfers: Removed from sketchbook E-320-f, along with C-018-020, an ink and wash version of the same view. Had been folded to fit in the sketchbook. Still in the sketchbook are Cyprian Bridge's "View of my house and cantonment at Wahapu" (p.14), probably the drawing copied by Williams; also on p. 12 and 13, 2 pencil and wash details of the same view, either by Bridge or Williams..

Date: 1845 - 1847

By: Williams, John, -1905?

Reference: C-018-020

Description: An extensive view looking across water towards Te Wahapu Inlet with houses and barracks ranged along the shore and Cyprian Bridge's houses further up the hill to the left, with a flag flying Compare Williams' watercolour of the same view 'Wahapu, New Zealand' (C-030-016), as well as Bridge's pencil drawing 'View of my house...' (E-320-f-014) and a two-part watercolour view by either Bridge or Williams, E-320-f-012 and E-320-f-013 Both Bridge and Williams, along with other members of the 58th Regiment, were stationed at Wahapu, 1845-1847 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash, 252 x 728 mm Provenance: Removed from sketchbook which was purchased by Alexander Turnbull in Edinburgh in 1893 Transfers: Removed from Williams' sketchbook, E-320-f-008..

Date: 1845 - 1847

From: Williams, John, d 1905 :Maori war sketches [by John Williams, Cyprian Bridge and other artists] 1845-1850

By: Bridge, Cyprian, 1807-1885; Williams, John, -1905?

Reference: E-320-f-013

Description: The left-hand section of a view of Wahapu Inlet, Bay of Islands, looking across the water towards a hill with houses and barracks along the shore and one house-way up the hill. By or after Cyprian Bridge or John Williams. cf C-018-020, a sepia wash drawing attributed to John Williams, C-030-016, a watercolour by John Williams, as well as a pencil drawing by Cyprian Bridge, E-320-f-014, all showing the same scene as the combined view of E-320-f-012 and E-320-f-013. The scene includes Cyprian Bridge's house. Both Bridge and Williams, as well as other members of the 58th Regiment were stationed at Wahapu, 1845-1847. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour 188 x 260 mm