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Date: 1863

From: Hamley, Joseph Osbertus, 1820-1911 :Sketches in New Zealand [ca 1860 to 1864]

By: Hamley, Joseph Osbertus, 1820-1911; Williams, Edward Arthur, 1824-1898

Reference: E-047-q-027

Description: An extensive view looking out to the water, with several small ships in Manukau Harbour, houses in the right foreground, a wharf to the left, and a woman on horseback, accompanied by a man standing by his horse in the left foreground. The woman is gesturing towards the view. Copied by Hamley from the drawings of his superior officer, E. A. Williams, Although the specific original for this work is not known, Williams did visit Onehunga in July 1864 - see his drawing titled Onehunga - July at E-510-001. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 175 x 250 mm

Date: 1860 - 1866

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; Wilkie, John Campbell, 1899-1977

Reference: WC-011

Description: Looking down to Manukau Harbour, with a sailing ship at a breakwater on a point of land to the left, and small craft at a jetty on the right. A few houses strung along shore with sections laid out in the foreground and a small church to the left. Mangere mountain is in the middle distance with Puketutu Island to the right. The background volcanoes are Ihumatao, near the modern airport. Two women, one with a parasol, and a man are gazing at the view from a low hill in the foreground Exhibited in 'Picturing Paradise; the colonial watercolours of William Fox', Exhibition at National Library Gallery 25 February - 18 June 2000; Hocken Library, Dunedin, 11 September - 15 October 2000. Curated by Jill Trevelyan. Other Titles - Manukau Inscriptions: On separate label, once part of the backing board. Title in pencil. The first four words have been written over the erased fuller title including the words 'The western part of Auckland' Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 234 x 342 mm Provenance: By descent to the Wilkie Family.

Date: 1860 - 1870

From: Spratt, Henry Thomas, b 1827 :[Sketchbook. 1860s?]

By: Spratt, Henry Thomas, 1827-1908

Reference: E-572-003

Description: Shows St James' Church, Mangere church (a lava stone construction, begun in 1857) on the top of a rise in the middle distance, with a body of water in the right foreground. There is a rowing boat pulled up on the beach, and the gateway to a farm on the left. Artist attributed by inscription inside front cover. Artist assumed to be Dr Henry Thomas Spratt, rather than his son Henry Howell Spratt. See Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Volume 1, Wellington, page 884. Other Titles - Mangere Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, on sketchbook page 186 x 247 mm. Provenance: Donated by Barry Smith in 1999. Donor is descendant of William Mein Smith.

Date: 1860 - 1870

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; Wilkie, John Campbell, 1899-1977

Reference: WC-010

Description: Looking down on a group of houses and across to two churches in a clump of trees with Manukau Harbour to the right, and a volcanic cone to the left Other Titles - Manukau Inscriptions: Verso - title in pencil in the artist's hand, with spelling of Manukau as Manakau Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 235 x 343 mm Provenance: By family descent to the Wilkie family.

Date: 1856 - 1866

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: G-637

Description: Bullock cart with Maori bringing canoe ashore. Background is a combination of the shoreline at Onehunga (Auckland) and south of New Plymouth (Taranaki), showing Paritutu volcanic peak and the off-shore Sugar Loaf Islands. Strutt described the group of Maori depicted as being at Onehunga, however. Extract from William Strutt's journal Part II, p. 210 (ed G. Mackaness): "before leaving Onehunga a pretty sight presented itself to us. The morning was lovely and the charming bay and beach were quite animated with a fleet of canoes, just arrived with all sorts of produce for the Auckland market. The picturesque canoes were beached to the lively song of the natives, their contents landed and the tribe gathered together to hear a short speech from a fine old chief, which done, the kits (native baskets) were shouldered, or strapped to the backs of the bearers, with the strong and handy slings, each generally as well carring a huge cum cum or pumpkin, while not a few drove fat pigs tied by one leg to the market." Strutt also labelled a photograph of this painting, many years later as "Maoris beaching their canoes and going off to market at Onehunga near Auckland". - information about photograph label from Heather Curnow, Strutt's biographer, see TL3/1/1 24 July 1974. Chief Librarian's office, 1st floor, National Library building, from June 2006 Other Titles - Maoris beaching their canoes and going off to market at Onehunga near Auckland 1856 Inscriptions: Recto - W. S. (artist's initials) A copy in Taranaki Museum bears the inscription: Puketapu fishing fleet. Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on canvas 410 x 830 mm Provenance: Collection of Alexander Turnbull?