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Date: Between 1923 and 1928

From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand

Reference: Pan-2064-F

Description: Panoramic view of Auckland city taken from the parapet of St Matthew's Church in Federal Street. Rangitoto Island and Auckland harbour are seen on the far left. Wellesley Street runs down the hill centre left towards the Auckland Art Gallery with Albert Park to the left of the gallery. Partington's Mill is seen near the horizon on the right, with Mount Eden behind. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Auckland from St. Matthew's Church, No. 1. New Zealand; Marginal notes on negative - [On brown adhesive tape] Auckland from St. Mathews [i.e. Matthews]. 25; Marginal notes on negative - 3 3 3 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 136.6 cm

Date: 1877

By: Sharpe, Alfred, 1836-1908; Young, Jocelyn, 1909-2002

Reference: C-126-001

Description: The edge of Auckland Domain and its fences in the foreground, ringed with young trees. Houses in the middle distance and a train at the water's edge to the left. Three yachts and a small ship on the Waitemata Harbour and Devonport with houses along the waterfront, North Head and Rangitoto across the water. Exhibited in Alfred Sharpe, touring to Auckland City Art Gallery, Museum of New Zealand and Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 1993. Reproduced as a Turnbull Library Print, 1983 cf B-051-005, a lithograph based on a similar view from the New Zealand Observer and Free Lance of 20 February 1886, p. 20. See also TL3/1/1 4 November 1986. The lithograph is based on a pen and ink drawing. Other Titles - The picnic ground, Auckland Domain, 1877 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - A. Sharpe. 1877. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 420 x 630 mm Provenance: Shown at the Auckland Society of Artists' fourth biennial (and final) exhibition in November 1877 with the title The Picnic Ground, Auckland Domain. Given to Oliver Mays by the artist, passing by family descent to Mays' granddaughter, Jocelyn Young. A note on the verso, printed in black felt-tip pen explains: "This painting was given to my grandfather Oliver Mays by A. Sharpe who used to go to visit every Sunday for dinner. My grandfather was able to talk the deaf and dumb language by fingers. [Sharpe was profoundly deaf]. The old house on the Devonport waterfront was lived in by us when my late husband A. R. D. Fairburn was alive. Jocelyn (Mays-Fairburn) Young."

Date: 1864

By: Williams, Edward Arthur, 1824-1898

Reference: A-236-018

Description: View from a high point looking down over the settlement of Auckland in the distance. There are sheep in the right foreground near a cabbage tree. The steeples of St Paul's (on the left) and St Barnabas (on the right) along with the roofs of houses can be seen. Devonport with Mount Victoria and North Head and Rangitoto Island are in the distance across Waitemata Harbour Attribution on stylistic grounds. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and chinese white 123 x 337mm Processing information: Originally mounted with A-236-017 and A-236-019. Titles, formerly inscribed on the verso of the mount in the hand of E. A. Williams, have been retained in a separate folder with the three works.