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Date: 1850-1861

By: Trotter, William, 1796-1873

Reference: MS-2163

Description: Diary provides a record of gardening activities. There are some references to births and deaths as well as a full record of weather and earthquake activity. Specimens of plants, fern leaves interleaved between pages. Source of title - Supplied title William Trotter was a gardener residing in the Hutt Valley Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (20cm; green hinged-lid box)

Date: 1988

By: McCraw, John Davidson, 1925-

Reference: MSX-2730

Description: Copies of source material used by McCraw to write two articles about Dobbie published in the `NZ journal of botany'; contents are divided into life of Dobbie, the orchard, Whangarei, the family and the fern books and includes Dobbie's autobiography. The material is taken from a variety of printed and personal sources and includes photographs, maps and other material. Source of title - Transcribed Dobbie wrote `New Zealand ferns' and lived in Whangarei Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript, maps and photographs (photocopy) (30 cm) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Prof J D McCraw, Hamilton, 1988 (88-361)

Date: 1850

By: Clarke, Cuthbert Charles, 1818-1863

Reference: A-050-007

Description: Shows view from above Mechanics Bay, looking across to North Head with Rangitoto in the background. A clearing with native bush in the foreground, with a seated and a standing Maori man with a taiaha, a European on horseback, and a bullock-drawn cart. The roofs of several houses are visible below the clearing and at a higher point on the right. Dating: Clarke arrived in New Zealand in 1849. Supplied title Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Signed: C Clarke del Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Drawing ; pencil 249 x 348 mm

Date: 1858

By: Swainson, William, 1789-1855

Reference: A-191-011

Description: Shows a silver tree fern (punga) standing beneath three taller trees. There is a fallen log in the foreground. The location is probably close to Swainson's property (now central Lower Hutt). Other Titles - Pukatea Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title]; Verso - centre - W.S. / 58 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 150 x 110 mm, mounted on sheet 282 x 216 mm. Provenance: The vendor purchased this from a Wellington dealer in the early 1990s.

Date: 1850s - 1890s

By: Mantell, Walter Godfrey, 1864-1927; Bothamley, Arthur Thomas, 1846-1938; Masquerier, John James, 1778-1855; Martin, John, 1789-1854; James Valentine & Sons (Dundee, Scotland); Radcliffe, Frederick George, 1863-1923; Clayton, William Henry, 1823-1877; Wrigglesworth, James Dacie, 1836-1906; Ball, Wilfrid, 1853-1917; Devis, Anthony Thomas, 1729-1816

Reference: PA1-q-158

Description: Album of photographs, engravings and etchings. Frontispiece is a portrait of Gideon Algernon Mantell, painted by J J Masquerier, engraved by Samuel Stepney. On page 30 is `The country of the iguanadon, restored by John Martin ... from the geological discoveries of Gideon Mantell'; page 29 there is a photo of ink drawing of Brighton by A. Devis (Probably English landscape artist Anthony Devis). Page 42 has a photographic copy of a pen & wash drawing by architect William Clayton of Government House in Wellington, ca 1869. It bears little resemblance to the completed building (copy negative available at 1/2-C-021641). Many of the New Zealand scenes are unidentified, though one group were taken in Queen Charlotte Sound, and Picton. Most are taken by unidentified photographers, though there are tourist scenes of Pipiriki and Jerusalem taken by James Valentine, and some of Te Aroha by Frederick George Radcliffe. A collection of 6 etchings by Wilfrid Williams Ball are all related to the Thames in London, including views of the Tower of London, Gravesend, and Greenwich. An early photograph of Mrs Alfred J Woodhouse (mother-in-law of Gideon Mantell), was taken by an unidentified photographer in 1839. Inscriptions: Album page - W G Mantell Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Tan cloth binding with impressed decorative pattern, entitled `New Zealand ferns'; 30.5 x 26.5 cm

Date: 1852 - 1848 - 1857

By: W E & F Newton (Firm); Taylor, Richard (Rev), 1805-1873

Reference: Curios-042-013

Description: Shows view of Wanganui wharf, Christ Church, and Rutland Stockade, framed by cave entrance, with three Maori figures in the foreground. All have rifles in their posession, and are dressed wrapped in cloaks or blankets. Native foliage frames the mouth of the cave Impressed into the wooden frame on either side of the image: W E & F Newton, opticians & globemakers to the Queen, 3 Fleet St Temple Bar London Loosely based on Richard Taylor's 'Wanganui, NZ' (1848), at E-296-q-159, combined with the wood engraving in the Church Missionary Gleaner (1884, p. 83, a re-illustration of an 1850s view) 'The mission station at Wanganui, as seen from a natural cave in the rocks'. The Library also holds Wanganui and pier [?] from cave, New Zealand [185-?], published by W E & F Newton (Curios-021-007), showing the scene in a similar way, by an unknown artist. It would appear that the reverse of the slide is the correct orientation of the image Other Titles - Wanganui and pier [?] from cave, New Zealand [185-?] Inscriptions: [On top edge of wooden frame, in ink] Wanganui and cave New Zealand Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Hand-coloured glass, 103 mm diameter, in wooden frame 150 x 203 mm