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Date: 1855

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :Scrapbook. 1840-1872.

By: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant (Hon), 1820-1895; Williams, William, 1800-1878

Reference: C-103-019-1

Description: Shows Archdeacon (later Bishop) William William's homestead surrounded by trees with a lawn in front. The photographer may be William Williams or Mantell; or possibly William Leonard Williams Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Salt print, 109 x 195 mm

Date: 1850

By: Evans, Frederick John Owen (Sir), 1815-1885; Samson, Marjorie, -1961

Reference: B-062-019

Description: The Acheron in the distance, dwarfed by the towering mountains of The Narrows in Milford Sound, with Yates Point on the left. In the right foreground is Anita Bay. A large Maori war canoe in the right foreground The Narrows lead into the inner part of the fiord. The Maori canoe is likely to have been a piece of artistic licence to give the scale of the fiord. There was no mention in the account of the Acheron's visit to Milford Sound of any encounter with Maori. Other works by Evans held at A-133/4&5, D-008-002. Also two missing views of Portugal (still missing 1999) Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 421 x 340 mm

Date: 1855 - 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 1st series.

Reference: E-452-f-018-1

Description: A Maori man, his face distorted with protruding tongue, feathers in his hair, wearing a flax loin-cloth, stamping and brandishing a spear with his right hand Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 309 x 173 mm

Date: 1852 - 1859

From: Norman, Edmund 1820-1875 :Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand [1855 or 1856?]

By: Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875

Reference: G-825-4-1

Description: The far left-hand section, one of 4 sheets forming a panorama. Shows Takamatua and the northern part of French Bay, with most of the township of Akaroa, harbour and hills from a point between Ohae and Opukutahi, near Wainui. The town's blockhouse is on the foreshore in the centre, settlers' houses, two roads leading up the hills, cleared land and native forest. A cabbage tree and flax line the ridge above the water in the foreground Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Grey ink, 225 x 290 mm, on sheet pasted on larger board 225 x 1225 mm

Date: 1852 - 1859

From: Norman, Edmund 1820-1875 :Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand [1855 or 1856?]

By: Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875

Reference: G-825-4-3

Description: Shows the hills of Akaroa Harbour, looking south-east from a point between Ohae and Opukutahi, near Wainui. Includes a flax in flower and a cabbage tree in the right foreground. A small boat is in the water near the opening to the harbour entrance Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Grey ink, 225 x 315 mm, the third of 4 sheets pasted on board 225 x 1225 mm

Date: 1852 - 1859

From: Norman, Edmund 1820-1875 :Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand [1855 or 1856?]

By: Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875

Reference: G-825-4-4

Description: Shows the south west coast of Akaroa Harbour from a point between Ohae and Opukutahi, near Wainui. A headland in the right foreground beyond a large flax bush, shows three cabbage trees. A yacht and another small boat are on the water. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Grey ink, 225 x 271 mm, the fourth of 4 sheets pasted on board 225 x 1225 mm

Date: 1852 - 1859

From: Norman, Edmund 1820-1875 :Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand [1855 or 1856?]

By: Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875

Reference: G-825-4-2

Description: The centre left section of a four-part panorama of joined sheets. Shows the township of Akaroa and hills across the harbour from a point between Ohae and Opukutahi, near Wainui. Includes the southern part of French Bay, settlers' houses and cleared land along the shore, the Maori kainga (Kaik) to the right. A three-masted sailing vessel is reflected in the still water Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Grey ink, 225 x 311 mm, the second of 4 sheets pasted on board 225 x 1225 mm

Date: 1850 - 1852

By: Oliver, Richard Aldworth, 1811-1889

Reference: B-189-013

Description: Shows three women, two of them older and sitting on the ground in front of a hut. One smokes a pipe. The third, a younger woman, is standing between them. She wears a blue and white-striped top (possibly a sailor's clothing), and is wrapped in a red blanket. She also wears a knotted scarf around her neck, and a garland of flowers around her head. All three women have facial moko. On the ground in front of them lie a gourd, kete, an axe and a tewhatewha. The scene is possibly set in the Hauraki district Possibly the same woman who appears in Oliver's 'Inside the stockade with natives outside', ca 1850, and who wears virtally the same attire of striped shirt, red blanket and knotted scarf (B-089-001). This in turn was used as the basis for 'Stranger's house (Houraki Pah)', Plate 5 in R A Oliver's 'A series of lithographic drawings from sketches in New Zealand' (London, Dickinson Bros, 1852) (C-054-008) Other Titles - Red blanket (translation) Other Titles - Iahwera (transcribed misspelling) Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Iahwera [in faint pencil - misspelt]; Recto - bottom left - Mary[?] [in faint pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and pencil on paper, 360 x 255 mm, in gate-fold mat 580 x 435 mm

Date: 1858 - 1864 - 1860

By: Grefe, Konrad, 1823-1917

Reference: B-187-016

Description: Shows a valley with the Waikato River winding through it. The hills on both sides are punctuated with geysers. The nearest hilside is uniformly terraced, and at the top can be seen two whare with a fence surrounding. Tree ferns reature prominently in the foreground left Other versions published as engravings in: Hochstetter, Ferdinand von. 'New Zealand: its physical geography, geology, and natural history ...' (Stuttgart. Cotta, 1867), p.396; and 'Voyage a la Nouvelle-Zelande' / par Ferdinand de Hochstetter / traduit par E. Jonveau (Paris. Editions CTIC, 1865), p.300 Other Titles - Orakeikorako hot springs, Waikato, North Island Other Titles - Orakei-korako Extended Title - Published in: Hochstetter, Ferdinand von. Reise der osterreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wullerstorf-Urbair. Geologischer Theil. Erster Band. Erste Abtheilung: Geologie von Neu-Seeland. Wien. Aus der kaiserlich-koniglichen Hof-und Staatsdruckerei, 1864 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - 1863 [in pencil] Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured, 175 x 220 mm, on sheet 220 x 272 mm

Date: 1852

By: Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864

Reference: A-457-002

Description: A view of Lyttelton and the Port Hills, showing the Bridle Path at the left, and the harbour in the foreground Undoubtedly a preliminary sketch for Wynyard's more detailed drawing of the settlement (A-081-036), which shows the buildings and hills in greater detail, but from an identical perspective. The finished sketch is dated March 1852 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Lyttelton [in pencil] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 184 x 222 mm

Date: 1852

By: Wynyard, Robert Henry (Sir), 1802-1864

Reference: A-457-001

Description: Shows a view across to the settlement of what is now Russell. A three-masted sailing ship can be seen in the distance. In the foreground, a rowboat with three men in it passes by a small bushy outcrop, perhaps one of the small islands between the two settlements See also Wynyard's pencil drawing of Paihia beach, 1852 (A-081-041), probably done at the same time, and which also features a barque and a rowboat Other Titles - Paihia looking across to Kororareka Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Pahia looking across to Kororeka [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 184 x 222 mm

Date: [1860s]

Reference: A-457-006

Description: Shows a view of Freemans Bay from the rise of Wellesley Street, possibly from the corner of Wellesley and Hobson Streets. A number of wooden houses can be seen, with a tall three-storeyed building nearer the water's edge, beside which is the house that James Stuart Freeman resided in. The coastline of Devonport can be seen in the distance See also A-457-007-1/2, another Auckland street scene, probably by the same artist and of the same area, from a different perspective Other Titles - Freemans Inscriptions: Recto - top right - Wellesley Street looking to Freeman's Bay [in pencil] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 107 x 229 mm

Date: 1851

By: Oliver, Richard Aldworth, 1811-1889; McClintock, Madeleine, active 1985

Reference: A-457-004

Description: Full-frontal seated portrait of a Maori girl, probably in her teenage years. She wears a cotton wrap with red spots, similar to the 'tag' style cloak or korowai worn by Maori. Her earlobes are adorned with long ribbon, and her hair, which is brushed straight, is parted in the middle On the verso is a pencil sketch, possibly a map, with the inscription 'and a native village near Wellington', possibly referring to Ngauranga Other Titles - Ngauranga Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Emily - a Maori. Nauranga Jany/51 [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on artist's paper, 370 x 255 mm Provenance: Previously sold to a private vendor at McArthur's auction, Auckland, October 1983, lot 22. Previously passed by descent to Oliver's great grand-daughter, Mrs Madeleine McClintock of England.

Date: 1855 - 1870

Reference: B-187-007

Description: Shows a broad view looking out towards the sea, possibly from Paihia in the direction of Kororareka, or Russell. In the foreground is the manicured lawn of the Mission House, where a woman is walking. A Maori(?) figure, possibly a gardener, can also be seen. There are cabbage trees and houses in view. The leaves of a palm tree are in the immediate foreground on the right The number of dwellings in view suggest the work dates from the 1860s. Other works held in the collections (e.g. A-048-007) suggest the Mission House in question is the one at Paihia Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - View from [lawn?] Mission House [in pencil] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 212 x 308 mm

Date: 1858 - 1864 - 1860

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Grefe, Konrad, 1823-1917

Reference: B-187-012

Description: Shows the volcanic rock formations at Mercury Bay, with two sailing ships in the bay and two waka at the water's edge. Tree ferns feature prominently in the foreground A similar view by Heaphy in pencil and sepia ('Moturoa basaltic rock. Mercury Island. No.8' [1850s?]), privately owned Although the item states 'zu Seite 89' (opposite p.89), it is in fact opposite p.80 in the published work Other Titles - Motu roa, Mercury Bay, North Island (column-shaped trachyte) Extended Title - Published in: Hochstetter, Ferdinand von. Reise der osterreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wullerstorf-Urbair. Geologischer Theil. Erster Band. Erste Abtheilung: Geologie von Neu-Seeland. Wien. Aus der kaiserlich-koniglichen Hof-und Staatsdruckerei, 1864 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured, 205 x 253 mm (sight)

Date: 1852

By: Inglis, Alexander St. Clair, 1829-1906

Reference: A-458-018

Description: A Maori man, clothed in a korowai or tag cloak, sits on the banks of what is possibly the Porangahau River. He looks out towards a waka with five orasmen. In the distance is a range of hills, looking inland Other Titles - Porangahau Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - 27th Dec 1852 [in pencil]; Recto - beneath image - Ko Tero / Porongahau [in pencil]; Recto - bottom right - A.stC.I. [in pencil] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 179 x 258 mm

Date: 1852

By: Inglis, Alexander St. Clair, 1829-1906

Reference: A-458-017

Description: A scene showing eight whare in a clearing, with bundles heaped on a raised food store platform. A line of matai stands behind the houses, and beyond that, a range of hills Mataikona lies north of Castle Point on the East coast of the Wairarapa. A homestead and run were established in 1852 by John Valentine Smith Other Titles - Mataikona Other Titles - East Coast Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Part of / Matai Kouna / Native Reserve / E. Co. N.Z. [in ink]; Recto - bottom left - 23 Decem 1852 [in ink]; Recto - bottom right - A.I. [in ink] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper, 165 x 195 mm

Date: ca 1855

By: Martin, Albin, 1812?-1888

Reference: G-019-1

Description: A view of a hillside, partly cleared, at water's edge. Two figures, possibly Maori, can be seen: one is reclining, one standing Certificate of authenticity states 'This work is from the estate of the Kemp [i.e. Kempe?] family - England and has been brought back by John Leech Gallery for this exhibition / Auckland landscapes: Albin Martin'. Jemima Kempe married Albin Martin in 1841 in London. They emigrated to New Zealand in 1851, and settled as farmers in the Auckland area. Title from Certificate of Authenticity on verso of painting. Includes John Leech Gallery certificate of authenticity, attached to reverse, dated March 1992. See Martin's oil 'View from near Howick looking down our creek...' (A-160-022), also painted ca 1855. Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on obard, 60 x 100 mm (sight), in frame 220 x 252 mm

Date: 1858

By: Hutton, Thomas Biddulph, 1824-1886

Reference: A-459-011

Description: A view of the shoreline at Paihia, showing the developing settlement. The church and the mission house can be seen, as well as other small houses dotting the foreshore. Two women and a child paddle in the water. A flag is seen at the left of the painting See also E-137-q-002, 'Paihia Bay of Islands N.Z. from John Fox's point 1860' by Hutton, which shows a very similar scene from almost the same perspective The inscription lower right might also include the month 'Jan' as part of the date, but it is very faint and unclear Other Titles - Islands Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Paihia Bay of Isles. [Jan?] 1858 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and pencil on paper, 185 x 275 mm

Date: 1851

By: Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871

Reference: A-447-002

Description: Shows a detailed view of the interior of the house or hotel of an early settler, probably James Wynen, on the Wairau plain, Marlborough. Mr Wynen (or a hotel guest) and a Maori woman sit within the large fireplace enclosure. A kettle and a pot hang above the fire. The man sits on what appears to be a whale vertebra; another can be seen in the room, also obviously for use as a stool. Various tools and instruments can be seen around the room, including a shovel, a rifle, rope, pots and utensils. Kete, or perhaps nets, can be seen through the opening into another room, where an anchor can also be seen. From the thatched roof of the house, a variety of meats can be seen hanging, including ducks and pukeko, and fish. Bunches of ears of corn also hang drying. The wall has been used as a writing surface, probably with chalk; a sailboat and a game of Hangman can be seen, as well as lists of numbers. A dog sits near the couple by the fireside. The room may be part of the Beaver Hotel, Blenheim James Wynen's companion, Kuika Rangiawa, was murdered by Dick Cook in January 1843 in Port Underwood. The dating of this work (April 1851) indicates that the woman in the picture is not Kuika, and that this scene is likely to be an early hotel established by James Wynen. The Beaver Hotel in Beaverton (Blenheim) was not officially set up until 1855, after Wynen had sold his store on the Boulder Bank, Nelson. Other Titles - Wynen, Wynens Inscriptions: Verso - bottom right - Wining's Wairau NZ April 1851. C E Gold [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 175 x 262 mm