Places

Date: 1856

By: Holmes, William Howard, 1825-1885

Reference: B-139-017

Description: Shows a view along the Wellington shoreline, looking north. Part of Barrett's Hotel is shown on the extreme left, beside a classical revival building. There are shops in the distance. A red-coated soldier leans against the door to Barrett's Hotel. A small rowboat is in the sea to the right of the road Title on engraved plate on frame. Artist attributed because of similarity of subject to Holmes' "Wellington Beach 1856" (A-032-040). The work is not as finished as that one however. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 241 x 343 mm (sight) Provenance: Prior to that in the collection of Mr Charles Levin of Sanson, descendant of W. H. Levin.

Date: 1888

By: Aubrey, Christopher, active 1868-1906

Reference: D-032-002

Description: Shows a view of Wellington and Wellington Harbour as far as the Hutt Valley. The view includes the Terrace and Terrace prison, the streets and buildings of Oriental Bay and Te Aro on the flat, including gasometers, chimneys and churches (St John's and St Peter's Willis Street), the houses on Mount Victoria, Somes Island. Three cows and a calf are attended by a man with a staff, in the foreground. The image is similar to that at C-030-025, "[Te Aro and Wellington Harbour]", but extends further on either side. The scale is very similar, but the images of the buildings are not identical. Unlike most other Aubrey works held in the Library, both of these pictures use some gum arabic in the foreground. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - C Aubrey 1888 Very similar to C-030-025, "[Te Aro and Wellington Harbour]", but includes detail on both sides missing in Te Aro and Wellingon Harbour. Unlike most other Aubrey works held by the Library, this work uses some gum arabic in the foreground. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and gum arabic, 531 x 918 mm. Provenance: Possibly owned by Ivan Napier, Greytown, 1970s or early 1980s. In Harnett & Wedde winter antique auction, 1987, purchased Brierley's Ltd, Wellington.

Date: ca 1870s

From: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967 : The Webster Collection

Reference: PA1-q-262-54

Description: View looking from The Terrace across Wellington City and Harbour toward Somes Island. Several sailing ships can be seen in the harbour. Queen's Wharf is visible on the extreme left and the spire of St Johns Church can be seen on the left. Taken by an unidentified photographer, circa 1870s. Note on back of file print reads: taken before 1878 when St Peters Anglican Church, Ghuznee/Willis Street was replaced. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [ca 1880]

From: Bothamley, Arthur Thomas, 1846-1938 :Negatives

Reference: 1/2-231029-G

Description: View south-east across Thorndon, Wellington. Included is Government House, Hill Street (in foreground), the Colonial Museum, Wellington Harbour with sailing ships clustered at Queen's Wharf, Mount Victoria and Mount Albert. Photographed by an unknown photographer in about 1880 Source of title - Title supplied by Library Work on the reclamation for the site of the Goverment Building began in 1873. Construction of the building began in early 1875. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative, 16.2 x 10.4 cm

Date: 1882

From: Hunter, Norman Mitchell b 1859 :[Sketches of New Zealand. 1882-1883]

By: Hunter, Norman Mitchell, 1859-

Reference: E-328-f-007

Description: A view of Canongate Street, Dunedin from head of a zigzag path, showing First Church and the Bank of New Zealand Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Cannongate, Dunedin from head of `Zigzag'. Bill Town. First Church. Bank of New Zealand. 5/9/82 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour 237 x 340 mm

Date: 1890s

From: Tyree Studio: Negatives of Nelson and Marlborough districts

Reference: 10X8-0044-G

Description: View of Wellington Harbour looking down Boulcott Street. Houses can be seen on one side of Boulcott Street and down towards the harbour. The building which housed the Star Boating Club is on the foreshore on the right of the tall chimney. The building with the tower is the Marist Brother's School, built 1876. Photograph taken by the Tyree Brothers in the 1890s. The inscription on this photograph says that the view is looking down Hill Street, which is in Thorndon, but it is actually Boulcott Street. Other Titles - Tyree No. 5459 Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Wellington Harbour from Hill Street. Tyree photo Nelson. 5459 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1877

From: Barraud, Charles Decimus 1822-1897 :New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. The illustrations by C. D. Barraud. Edited by W. T. L. Travers. London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1877

By: Walker, E, active 1877

Reference: PUBL-0016-27

Description: Shows a view looking west over the houses of the town of Nelson, with the Maitai River flowing out towards the harbour. "View of the town of Nelson from the hills above the Botanical Garden reserve ... shows ... in the far distance the snow-clad mass of Mount Arthur, and the great spurs which run to the northward into Massacre Bay and to Separation Point". Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph 255 x 355 mm

Date: 1880

By: Stowe, Jane, 1838-1931

Reference: A-439-004

Description: Shows a view from the lower slopes of the Wadestown Hill looking towards the harbour. There is a garden in the foreground and a street of houses, possibly Hobson Street, leading away towards Wellington Harbour with sailboats, and the houses of Oriental Bay and Mt Victoria behind. There is a flagpole or aerial on the top of Mt Victoria (shown as a flagpole on most contemporaneous illustrations). Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 255 x 179 mm. Provenance: Previously owned by members of the artist's family. Processing information: Deframed by the Library.