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Date: 1827 - 1838 - 1828

From: Earle, Augustus 1793-1838 :Sketches illustrative of the Native Inhabitants and Islands of New Zealand from original drawings by Augustus Earle Esq, Draughtsman of H. M. S. "Beagle". London, Lithographed and Published under the auspices of the New Zealand Association by Robert Martin & Co, 1838

Reference: PUBL-0015-08

Description: A European man, probably Earle himself, seated on the banks of a stream, gazing towards a Maori village backed by a kauri forest. A Maori man is pointing towards the village, another is carrying Earle's baggage and two more have crossed the stream towards the village. Earle's text explains: "After ascending this beautiful river [the Waihou River, Hokianga] about 40 miles, and at a distance of two miles from the river is this village. It is literally buried in a forest, and is a country residence of Patuoni [Patuone], the chief of the district; here he plants his potatoes, cumera [kumara], and maize, which arrive at a perfection never before witnessed. The mighty forest by which the village is surrounded consists chiefly of cowdie [kauri], the largest and most valuable of the New Zealand trees. We halted at this village on our way to the Bay of Island, and were kindly entertained by the chief" [1827] Other Titles - Kauri Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured 240 x 374 mm

Date: 1827 - 1838

From: Earle, Augustus 1793-1838 :Sketches illustrative of the Native Inhabitants and Islands of New Zealand from original drawings by Augustus Earle Esq, Draughtsman of H. M. S. "Beagle". London, Lithographed and Published under the auspices of the New Zealand Association by Robert Martin & Co, 1838

Reference: PUBL-0015-02

Description: The artist and his friend, Mr Shand, seated in a rocky inlet, surrounded by bush, in coversation with Hongi Hika and a group of family and other attendants. Two canoes are drawn up on the beach to the left and other Maori are visible in the distance. A carved figure leans from a rock behind and above Hongi. There are rifles and cartridge cases on the ground and one man is holding a taiaha. The scene is on a beach close to Russell (Kororareka) and took place in November 1827. Other Titles - Hongi Hika Based on an oil in the Library's collection: Meeting of the artist with the wounded chief Hongi, by Augustus Earle (G-707) Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured 239 x 379 mm

Date: 1837

From: Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796-1862 :The British colonisation of New Zealand; being an account of the principles, objects and plans of the New Zealand Association [by E. G. Wakefield and John Ward]. London, New Zealand Association, 1837.

By: Read, Richard, 1765?-1843?

Reference: PUBL-0112-front

Description: A rangatira standing with cloak and taiaha in his right hand, framed by tall trees, and with a headland surmounted by a pa in the background. The Maori figure is reproduced in larger form on p. 128 of the same volume and is a redrawing of Richard Read's 'Tetoro, a chief of New Zealand' first published in 1823. The background landscape is possibly intended to represent the Bay of Islands, and the manner of drawing pataka is reminiscent of the work of Augustus Earle, who is the source of two other illustrations in this book. Read's engraving was the frontispiece to Cruise, R. A. Journal of 10 months residence in New Zealand. (London, 1823). The image of Tetoro bears a strong resemblance to 'A chief of New Zealand' published in John Liddiard Nicholas' Narrative of a voyage to New Zealand (London, 1817), which in turn appears to be derived from Sydney Parkinson's 'A New Zealand warrior in his proper dress', first published in the 1770s after James Cook's first voyage to New Zealand in 1769. Extended Title - From Wakefield, E. G. & John Ward. The British colonisation of New Zealand. London, John Parker, 1837. Frontispiece Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 125 x 73 mm

Date: 1827 - 1838 - 1828

From: Earle, Augustus 1793-1838 :Sketches illustrative of the Native Inhabitants and Islands of New Zealand from original drawings by Augustus Earle Esq, Draughtsman of H. M. S. "Beagle". London, Lithographed and Published under the auspices of the New Zealand Association by Robert Martin & Co, 1838

Reference: PUBL-0015-04

Description: A scene at Pakanae, on the southern shore of the Hokianga Harbour, in a Maori kainga, looking out into the harbour with a ship (the Governor Macquarie) and a Maori canoe in the stream. Earle and his friend, Mr Shand, are shown offering ribbons to two young women who are cooking a fish, spiked on a stick, over a fire. The group is watched by a squatting man wrapped in a flax cloak. A storehouse on legs and a low thatched shelter, and food stored in bags tied to tall sticks complete the scene. Other Titles - Pakanae Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured 235 x 368 mm

Date: 1827 - 1838 - 1828

From: Earle, Augustus 1793-1838 :Sketches illustrative of the Native Inhabitants and Islands of New Zealand from original drawings by Augustus Earle Esq, Draughtsman of H. M. S. "Beagle". London, Lithographed and Published under the auspices of the New Zealand Association by Robert Martin & Co, 1838

Reference: PUBL-0015-06

Description: A European man, probably Earle himself, being led down a steep path by a Maori with a mere on his wrist and a taiaha over his shoulder and gesturing towards the beachside settlement of Kororareka (Russell) in the background. A second Maori man is behind Earle, carrying his baggage with a gourd balanced atop the load. There is a ship in the bay, two canoes being rowed into shore, other canoes pulled up on the beach, and European houses on the flat land at the water's edge. Several whare, a storage platform and felled tree trunks to the right on the hill. A cabbage tree and another tall tree frame the view on the left. Other Titles - Kororareka. Russell. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured 239 x 368 mm

Date: 1827 - 1838 - 1828

From: Various artists :New Zealand. [Maori by a European encampment, Nelson, 1841, after a lithograph by Charles Heaphy; Kororareka Beach, Russell, 1827 or 1828, after a lithograph by Augustus Earle]

Reference: A-443-009

Description: Watercolour by an unidentified hand, possibly after Augustus Earle's lithograph Kororadika Beach [1827 or 1828], published 1838. View from the top of a steep path looking down towards the beach. There is a ship in the bay, as well as other vessels in the water and on the beach, which could be waka. The view is framed on both sides by trees; on the left are three trees that look like palms, but that are probably cabbage trees. Two Maori figures stand in the foreground. These are probably women, as they both have what appear to be babies on their backs. Earle's handcoloured lithograph was originally published in Sketches illustrative of the native inhabitants and islands of New Zealand (London: Robert Martin and Co., 1838) Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - New Zealand Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 142 x 235 mm.