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Date: 1839 - 1841 - 1846 - 1848

By: New Zealand. Tourist and Publicity Department; Hoyte, John Barr Clark, 1835-1913; Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897; Page, George Hyde, 1823-1908; Kinder, John, 1819-1903; Fox, William, 1812-1893; Hatton, Walter Scarlett, 1873-1938; Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: A-003-029-a/040-a

Description: Set of looseleaf offprints originally published as a set of 12 prints in "New Zealand calendar 1974". Contents: Goldmining at the Thames [i.e. Goldmining at Thames] / J.B.C. Hoyte. - Nelson Haven, 1841 / Charles Heaphy. - The Pink Terraces, 1874 [i.e. The White Terraces, 1888 (detail)] / C.D. Barraud. - St Mark's Church, Remuera [i.e. S. Mark's, Remuera & Mt Eden, 1859] / Rev. John Kinder. - The Barracks, Napier / C.D. Barraud. - Auckland, 1848 [i.e. Auckland, New Zealand, 1848] / Lt. Gen. G.H. Page. - The Aglionby or Matukituki Valley [i.e. In the Aglionby or Matukituki Valley, looking into the Otapawa, 20th Feb. [1846]] / Sir William Fox. - In Otira Gorge, 1864 [i.e. Otira Gorge, 1864?] / Sir William Fox. - Dunedin, Otago, 1861 [i.e. Part of the town and harbour of Dunedin, Otago, N.Z. [1861?]] / W.S. Hatton. - Kahu Kahu, Hokianga River [i.e. View of the Kahu-Kahu Hokianga River [December] 1839] / Charles Heaphy. - Taranaki, New Zealand, 1860 [i.e. Mount Egmont, Taranaki, New Zealand, 1860] / Lt. Gen. C.E. Gold. - Bream Head, Whangarei / Charles Heaphy. Title from cover of calendar. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title and artist]; Recto - bottom left - Alexander Turnbull Library, / Wellington, N.Z.; Recto - bottom right - A.R. Shearer, Government Printer, / Wellington, N.Z., 1973. Quantity: 24 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: 24 photolithographs, (2 sets of 12), variously sized from 157 x 238 mm, to 240 x 304 mm. Provenance: Deposited under copyright in the 1970s.

Date: 1846 - 1860

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871; Moresby, Caroline, 1845?-

Reference: A-288-001/039

Description: Views of Pipitea Pa, Porirua, Wellington Harbour, Hutt Valley, Rangitoto Island, Auckland Harbour, New Plymouth, Vanuatu, 2 of Europe All watercolours removed from album pages and stored separately. Album retained in the additional box at A-288. Inscriptions: Album cover, inside front cover. Artist's name and his inscription to his third daughter, Caroline, a grand-daughter's poem, other inscriptions. Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s) 37 watercolours, 1 pencil sketch, MS notes on inside front cover. Physical Description: Watercolours, sizes vary Provenance: Given by the artist to his third daughter, Caroline (later Moresby), then by family descent, to London dealer (1991) to Auckland dealer (1991)

Date: 1848 - 1852

By: Warre, Henry James, 1819-1898; Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: A-172-013

Description: A rough sketch with a view from Thorndon, looking towards Lambton Quay, and Te Aro, with Government House and its flagpole in the foreground, the waterfront (Lambton Quay) with several houses visible, Clay Point indicated and Mount Cook beyond it, with the Barracks. Bush with either tree ferns or cabbage trees is indicated in the near foreground. There are three ships in the harbour Attribution: attributed by the Library on cataloguing, 1980, to H J Warre. However the handwriting is not that of Warre, and the style appears less precise than his. This is one of four drawings in the same hand, with the same provenance, (A-172-013 to -016) one of which appears to be a preliminary drawing for a watercolour by Colonel C E Gold. The group of four was reattributed to Gold in 2011 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 222 x 285 mm

Date: 1849

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: B-103-007

Description: Shows three Maori in a canoe below tree ferns with ferns and flax. The canoe has a decorated stern-post Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 305 x 240 mm

Date: 1849

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: B-103-009

Description: A view across the Hutt River towards the flat opposite bank with bush-clad hills in the background Other Titles - New Zealand Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 180 x 260 mm

Date: 1839 - 1841 - 1846 - 1848

By: New Zealand. Tourist and Publicity Department; Hoyte, John Barr Clark, 1835-1913; Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897; Page, George Hyde, 1823-1908; Kinder, John, 1819-1903; Fox, William, 1812-1893; Hatton, Walter Scarlett, 1873-1938; Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: A-003-029/040

Description: Set of looseleaf offprints originally published as a set of 12 prints in "New Zealand calendar 1974". Contents: Goldmining at the Thames [i.e. Goldmining at Thames] / J.B.C. Hoyte. - Nelson Haven, 1841 / Charles Heaphy. - The Pink Terraces, 1874 [i.e. The White Terraces, 1888 (detail)] / C.D. Barraud. - St Mark's Church, Remuera [i.e. S. Mark's, Remuera & Mt Eden, 1859] / Rev. John Kinder. - The Barracks, Napier / C.D. Barraud. - Auckland, 1848 [i.e. Auckland, New Zealand, 1848] / Lt. Gen. G.H. Page. - The Aglionby or Matukituki Valley [i.e. In the Aglionby or Matukituki Valley, looking into the Otapawa, 20th Feb. [1846]] / Sir William Fox. - In Otira Gorge, 1864 [i.e. Otira Gorge, 1864?] / Sir William Fox. - Dunedin, Otago, 1861 [i.e. Part of the town and harbour of Dunedin, Otago, N.Z. [1861?]] / W.S. Hatton. - Kahu Kahu, Hokianga River [i.e. View of the Kahu-Kahu Hokianga River [December] 1839] / Charles Heaphy. - Taranaki, New Zealand, 1860 [i.e. Mount Egmont, Taranaki, New Zealand, 1860] / Lt. Gen. C.E. Gold. - Bream Head, Whangarei / Charles Heaphy. Title from cover of calendar. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title and artist]; Recto - bottom left - Alexander Turnbull Library, / Wellington, N.Z.; Recto - bottom right - A.R. Shearer, Government Printer, / Wellington, N.Z., 1973. Quantity: 24 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: 24 photolithographs, (2 sets of 12), variously sized from 157 x 238 mm, to 240 x 304 mm. Provenance: Deposited under copyright in the 1970s.

Date: 1847 - 1860

From: Gold, Charles Emilius 1809-1871 :Sketches by General Gold, 1846 to 1860

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: A-288-010

Description: A shag raising its wings on a snagged log in the foregound, with a view across a river towards the far bush-clad bank. The water may be that of a lake, rather than a river. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 182 x 266 mm Provenance: Family descent, to London dealer (1991) to Auckland dealer (1991)

Date: 1843 - 1851

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: B-103-030

Description: Shows a Maori warrior in the centre foreground, walking in a partly crouched position through low bushy growth, towards the right. He wears a feather cloak and carries a spear. To the left is a stream, flowing quietly between overgrown banks. In the centre background is a fencelike structure under the trees, part of the fencing surrounding the grave site. In the distance, a hill rises to the right. Dated from the date inscribed on another view by Gold taken at the same spot (A-329-014). The Wairau Affray took place in Tuamarina, Wairau Valley, on 17 June 1843. Other Titles - Wairau Affray Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 180 x 255 mm

Date: 1847 - 1860

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: B-103-005

Description: Shows a Maori herdsman on foot with a cow and two donkeys, looking out towards the harbour where a sailing ship is going past. A stream runs to the harbour on the left, with a small bridge and canoe on the stream. A hut is on the left, with two other fenced houses to the right. Probably shows Kaiwharawhara Pa and stream, or Ngauranga Pa and stream, with the stream crossing Dating: Colonel Gold, the artist, was based in Wellington between 1847 and 1858 Exhibited in 'Wide-Eyed: Early Images of New Zealand' exhibition of works by settler artists, held at the National Library of New Zealand Gallery, 18 July - 9 November 1997. Inscriptions: bottom left - Wellington, NZ. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 180 x 260 mm

Date: 1847 - 1860

From: Gold, Charles Emilius 1809-1871 :Sketches by General Gold, 1846 to 1860

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: A-288-033

Description: Cabbage trees and flaxes in the foreground, framing a view of a harbour with steep hills. Likely to be Wellington Habour. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 176 x 252 mm Provenance: Family descent, to London dealer (1991) to Auckland dealer (1991)

Date: 1847 - 1859

From: Gold, Charles Emilius 1809-1871 :Sketches by General Gold, 1846 to 1860

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: A-288-029

Description: View past dense bush, including a large tree covered with epiphytes, looking towards still water. Possibly the Hutt Forest and part of the Hutt River Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 270 x 179 mm Provenance: Family descent, to London dealer (1991) to Auckland dealer (1991)

Date: 1847 - 1857

From: Gold, Charles Emilius 1809-1871 :Sketches by General Gold, 1846 to 1860

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: A-288-032

Description: Dense native bush in the foreground, including tree ferns, possibly Tinakori Hill or Wadestown, with a view of the inner harbour, Evans Bay with Cook Strait beyond and a ship in full sail to the right, Point Halswell at the end of Miramar Peninsula in the centre and another sailing ship sailing towards the harbour entrance on the left. The harbour entrance itself is hidden by Miramar Peninsula. Exhibited in 'Wide-Eyed: Early Images of New Zealand' exhibition of works by settler artists, held at the National Library of New Zealand Gallery, 18 July - 9 November 1997. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - [photocopy below image, now removed from album page] title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour & Chinese white, 143 x 232 mm Provenance: Family descent, to London dealer (1991) to Auckland dealer (1991)

Date: 1849

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: B-103-034

Description: A moonlit or early evening view showing a rocky headland with an arched rock, and a Maori canoe with a sail in the left foreground Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Pt. Underwood N.Z. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 155 x 260 mm

Date: 1847 - 1849

From: Gold, Charles Emilius 1809-1871 :Sketches by General Gold, 1846 to 1860

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: A-288-009

Description: Four huts surrounded by palisades on the sloping foreshore, two Maori standing near the water's edge, the two-storied building of the Kaiwharawhara hotel on its spit of land to the left and the Hutt Road and Hutt Valley beyond. Inscriptions: Verso - A picture of New Zealand by CEG [in pencil, probably in the artist's daughter's hand]. My dearres My dearrest Car [in ink, apparently written by the artist in his old age to his daughter Caroline] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 182 x 266 mm Provenance: Family descent, to London dealer (1991) to Auckland dealer (1991)

Date: 1847

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: B-103-019

Description: Shows a group of Maori in a canoe in the left foreground, near the high arched island in the Bay of Islands. One Maori is standing, wearing red clothing. Title indicates that the artist may have been aboard the HMS "Driver" at the time. Inscriptions: Title inscribed on lower edge of painting Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 130 x 215 mm

Date: 1849

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: B-103-003

Description: Wellington Harbour in the background, with Somes Island. In the foreground, a large rata tree, with epiphytes, several tree-ferns and other trees. The view is probably taken from old Karori Road, so from Kelburn, Northland or lower Karori Reproduced in 1976 as a "Turnbull Library Print" Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 305 x 210 mm

Date: 1849

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: B-103-028

Description: Shows Tamihana Te Rauparaha's house, built in a combined Maori and European style with carved figures supporting the trellis around the front verandah, weather boards, and a shingled roof. The inside was also partially carved with tukutuku panels adorning the walls. Other dwellings, possibly built in the same style, beyond a fence in the background, trees and a hill. A young wisteria has been trained to climb the roof pole on the left of Tamihana's house. Other Titles - Thompson's whare Otaki Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title in the artist's hand Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 175 x 250 mm

Date: 1849

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: B-103-006

Description: Bush clad hillside, probably around Ngaio Gorge, showing the effects of the 1848 earthquake in Wellington, with deep valleys Geologist Gaye Downes suggests that this scene is likely to be drawn from Old Porirua Road, about 2/3 of the way up from Ngaio Gorge, looking upwards Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 175 x 250 mm

Date: 1847 - 1860

From: Gold, Charles Emilius 1809-1871 :Sketches by General Gold, 1846 to 1860

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: A-288-011

Description: A centrally-placed mature multi-trunked cabbage tree, with rocky headlands and a canoe on the sea beyond. Likely to be the eastern side of Miramar Peninsula, or the entrance to Wellington Harbour seen from Houghton or Island Bay. Another drawing in pencil is on the verso, showing cabbage trees and a bush-clad inlet, with colour notes. Other Titles - New Zealand. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - N.Z. C. E. Gold [in brushpoint] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 249 x 176 mm Provenance: Family descent, to London dealer (1991) to Auckland dealer (1991)

Date: 1848

From: Gold, Charles Emilius 1809-1871 :Sketches by General Gold, 1846 to 1860

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: A-288-034

Description: View inside Taupo Pa, at Plimmerton looking out to sea with part of Mana Island out to sea on the right and the South Island in the distance. The palisades of the pa run down to the water's edge on the left, with a raupo whare propped against the fence line. A Maori family (father, mother with a child on her back and a toddler at her side) is walking away from the viewer, and three armed Maori are seated or reclining in the centre foreground, beside a cabbage tree or dracena plant. Exhibited in 'Wide-Eyed: Early Images of New Zealand' exhibition of works by settler artists, held at the National Library of New Zealand Gallery, 18 July - 9 November 1997. Ngati Toa built Taupo Pa probably in the late 1830s or 1840s. According to land court evidence by Wi Parata most of Ngati Kimihia were resident in the South Island until the Wairau Affair in 1843. Wi Parata lived at Taupo with his uncle Te Hiko-o-te-Rangi and the Ngati Te Maunu until his death in 1845, where Te Rauparaha made a speech relating to Taupo stating that it formerly belonged to Te Hiko and was later acquired by Te Rauparaha. Other Titles - Te Rangihaeata Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - title and date in ink in the artist's hand Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 175 x 255 mm. Provenance: Family descent, to London dealer (1991) to Auckland dealer (1991)