Artist and photographers unknown :[Watercolours of the Bay of Plenty and thermal regions, Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands, and Ireland; photographs of Dover, a Belgian monument, Ireland and New Zealand bush, 1866-1868]

Date: 1866

From: Artist and photographers unknown :[Watercolours of the Bay of Plenty and thermal regions, Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands, and Ireland; photographs of Dover, a Belgian monument, Ireland and New Zealand bush, 1866-1868]

Reference: A-443-012-2

Description: Shows the white marble monument to Queen Louise-Marie, wife of King Leopold I, and Belgium's first queen, who died in 1850. Other Titles - Ostend Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Monument of the Queen of the Belgians, Ostende. 1866 Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 145 x 114 mm

Date: 1866

From: Artist and photographers unknown :[Watercolours of the Bay of Plenty and thermal regions, Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands, and Ireland; photographs of Dover, a Belgian monument, Ireland and New Zealand bush, 1866-1868]

Reference: A-443-011-2

Description: Shows a seafront scene of Dover, England. The waterfront is lined with buildings and a hazy silhouette of Dover Castle can be seen in the background. A number of people can be seen standing or sitting along the seafront. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Dover 1866 Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 218 x 280 mm

Date: 1868

From: Artist and photographers unknown :[Watercolours of the Bay of Plenty and thermal regions, Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands, and Ireland; photographs of Dover, a Belgian monument, Ireland and New Zealand bush, 1866-1868]

Reference: A-443-013-2

Description: Two photographs, one showing Middle Lake (or Muckross Lake), and the other a bridge crossing Serpent Lake, in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. The top photograph shows Muckross lake from the water's edge, with rugged rocks in the foreground, and distant hills beyond. The bottom photograph shows the stone bridge crossing Serpent Lake, with steep rocky hills on either side and a road leading up to the left. Other Titles - Middle Lake from Muckross. Inscriptions: Recto - centre - Middle Lake from Mucross; Recto - bottom centre - Serpent's Bridge Quantity: 2 photograph(s). Physical Description: Albumen prints, 108 x 180 mm

Date: 1868

From: Artist and photographers unknown :[Watercolours of the Bay of Plenty and thermal regions, Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands, and Ireland; photographs of Dover, a Belgian monument, Ireland and New Zealand bush, 1866-1868]

Reference: A-443-017-1

Description: Shows a view of Lake Tarawera, possibly at sunrise or sunset, with the volcano to the left of the painting and a ridge of mountains spanning the background. The pa on the shore of the lake is clearly visible. The view appears to be taken from a raised position, as a high bank with shrubs and rocks appears in the immediate foreground. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Tarawera; Recto - bottom right - 1868 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 154 x 350 mm

Date: 1868

From: Artist and photographers unknown :[Watercolours of the Bay of Plenty and thermal regions, Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands, and Ireland; photographs of Dover, a Belgian monument, Ireland and New Zealand bush, 1866-1868]

Reference: A-443-015-2

Description: Shows a detail of a manuka bush, with flowers and foliage. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Manuka [in ink] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 90 x 57 mm

Date: 1868

From: Artist and photographers unknown :[Watercolours of the Bay of Plenty and thermal regions, Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands, and Ireland; photographs of Dover, a Belgian monument, Ireland and New Zealand bush, 1866-1868]

Reference: A-443-015-1

Description: Shows a view of the monument commemorating 26 men of the 43rd Regiment who were killed in action or died of wounds received at Pukehinahina (Gate Pa) and Te Ranga in mid-1864. The monument itself is in the foreground on the right, with the white pickets of the cemetery showing in front of it. A number of trees, including cabbage trees and flax bushes, stand prominently to its left. From the headland Mount Maunganui can be seen in the background. Although not the same scene, this might usefully be compared to Henry Ambrose Scrivener's Burial ground at Tauranga New Zealand of those killed at the Gate Pah... 1864 (B-064-024) and Andrew Thomas H. Carbery's Cemetery at Te Papa, Tauranga (E-248-q-096), which show similar views prior to the monument's erection. Other Titles - Gate Pa Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Monument of the 43rd killed at the Gate Pah Tauranga [in ink] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 134 x 245 mm

Date: 1868

From: Artist and photographers unknown :[Watercolours of the Bay of Plenty and thermal regions, Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands, and Ireland; photographs of Dover, a Belgian monument, Ireland and New Zealand bush, 1866-1868]

Reference: A-443-017-2

Description: Shows a view of Lake Rotorua, possibly at dawn, with what would appear to be Mokoia Island in the foreground. In the distance rising steam can be seen, possibly denoting thermal activity. A range of hills rises further in the distance. Other Titles - Rotorua Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Rotarua; Recto - bottom right - 1868 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 115 x 222 mm

Date: 1867

From: Artist and photographers unknown :[Watercolours of the Bay of Plenty and thermal regions, Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands, and Ireland; photographs of Dover, a Belgian monument, Ireland and New Zealand bush, 1866-1868]

Reference: A-443-011-1

Description: Shows a seascape featuring one of the Prince Edward Islands, with snow to a low level. A ship sails in the foreground, on a sea that is grey and choppy. From the colour and texture of the sky there would appear to be an impending storm. The Prince Edward Islands are two small islands in the sub-antarctic Indian Ocean that are politically part of South Africa. The two islands are named Marion Island and Prince Edward Island. Other Titles - Edward Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Between Prince Edwards Islands, Octr. 27th 1867 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 133 x 245 mm

Date: 1867

From: Artist and photographers unknown :[Watercolours of the Bay of Plenty and thermal regions, Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands, and Ireland; photographs of Dover, a Belgian monument, Ireland and New Zealand bush, 1866-1868]

Reference: A-443-012-1

Description: Shows a sailing ship on a calm, pale blue sea off the coast of Porto Santo Island in the North Atlantic Ocean. Two sea birds, possibly seagulls, fly low in the foreground. The island appears to have a small settlement in view on the coastline. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [In ink] Off Porto Santo. Bottom right, 9 Septr. 1867 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 158 x 300 mm

Date: 1868

From: Artist and photographers unknown :[Watercolours of the Bay of Plenty and thermal regions, Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands, and Ireland; photographs of Dover, a Belgian monument, Ireland and New Zealand bush, 1866-1868]

By: Rocke, James Harwood, active 1864-1870

Reference: A-443-010-2

Description: Shows a relatively dense New Zealand bush scene. Tree ferns of varying heights feature predominantly, and are surrounded by other varieties of native bush. Photographic Archive curator suggests that this photograph is possibly the work of James Harwood Rocke, who was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 18th Regiment, and based in south Australia 1868-1869. He visited Auckland in about 1868. Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 169 x 201 mm