Places

Date: 1835

By: Paris, Edmond Francois, 1806-1893; Himely, Sigismond, 1801-1872

Reference: B-195-008

Description: The French ship La Favourite crossing rough seas, to enter the Bay of Islands in stormy conditions in October 1831 during the visit of its captain, LaPlace and his crew The title of the print, and its appearance, suggest that there is a bar, or difficult sea passage at the entrance to the Bay of Islands, near Kororareka (modern Russell). This is not the case A bound copy of this image is held at PUBL-0133-067 Other Titles - La Favourite crossing Kororareka Pass [translation] Extended Title - From: LaPlace, C. P. T. Voyage autour du monde ... La Favourite. Album historique. (Paris, 1835). Plate 67 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Monochrome aquatint, 290 x 380 mm

Date: 1827 - 1833

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Arago, Jacques Etienne Victor, 1790-1854

Reference: B-052-019

Description: A view from a hill to the south of Paihia, looking north along the beach line, with the houses and gardens of the Church Missionary Society station, home of the Rev. Henry Williams and his family. Two European men and a small boy are standing on the hill in the foreground beside a tree. The artist visited the site in March 1827. A pencil drawing by Sainson of this view, dated 12 March 1827, is in the Archives Nationales, Paris, (Marine JJ 102 A f 14); and a watercolour, more closely like the lithograph, is in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. There are also later engraved versions of the same view, one in Dumont d'Urville's 'Voyage pittoresque autour du monde', Paris, 1835, Vol 2, p. 356 and one in Domeny de Rienzi's 'Oceanie' Vol 2, Paris 1836, plate 174. Each of these later versions shows signficant changes in the detail. Other Titles - Missionary establishment [at Paihia] New Zealand. Extended Title - From Dumont d'Urville, J. S. C. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe. Atlas historique. Plate 56. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured, 231 x 345 mm on sheet 350 x 470 mm

Date: 1831 - 1835

From: LaPlace, Cyrille Pierre Theodore, 1793-1875 :Voyage autour du monde ... La Favourite ... Album historique. Paris, 1835.

By: Himely, Sigismond, 1801-1872; Paris, Edmond Francois, 1806-1893

Reference: PUBL-0133-067

Description: The French ship La Favourite crossing rough seas, to enter the Bay of Islands in stormy conditions in October 1831 during the visit of its captain, LaPlace and his crew. The title of the print, and its appearance, suggest that there is a bar, or difficult sea passage at the entrance to the Bay of Islands, near Kororareka (modern Russell). This is not the case. Other Titles - The Favourite passing Kororareka Pass Extended Title - From LaPlace, C. P. T. Voyage autour du monde ... La Favourite. Album historique. (Paris, 1835). Plate 67 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Aquatint, 285 x 375 mm

Date: 1838

By: Mesnard, Theodore Romuald Georges, 1814-1844

Reference: A-234-010

Description: Shows Russell (Kororareka) from Watering Bay drawn by Enseigne de vaisseau (Ensign) Mesnard, an artist aboard the French vessel the Venus, commanded by Abel du Petit-Thouars. The town is shown in some detail, including the church, houses and fences, with the palisades of the pa. There is a Maori canoe with a sail in the right foreground, the Venus' coracle undergoing repairs by two French sailors to the left, and on the far left are two further sailors, one rolling a water-barrel, the other smoking a pipe. The image was lithographed for the published account of the voyage in 1841, as Plate 61, with title 'Village de Kororareka' Kororareka (Russell) was the major settlement in New Zealand in 1838, when the Venus visited during October-November 1838. Mesnard appeared to have no official responsibilities as a draughtsman, but a number of his sketches were lithographed for the published account of the voyage. The artist came from a naval family in Normandy - see Collins, R.D.J. New Zealand seen by the French 1769-1864 (Wellington, 1991) See also Turnbull Library Record Vol 16 no 2 October 1983, p 104-106 for a list of other original material relating to this voyage, held in the Archives Nationales, Paris. Copies of some items are available in A.T.L.'s Manuscripts and Archives Collection Plate number inscribed on this watercolour implies that it was prepared for publication. There are a number of differences between the watercolour and the related lithograph, most obviously the perspective, which is imperfect in the watercolour. An additional sailor is present on the beach, and the placement of the men repairing the boat has altered in the lithograph. Other Titles - View of Kororareka, Bay of Islands, New Zealand [translation]; Village de Kororareka, Nouvelle Zelande, Kororareka Village [title of related lithograph] Inscriptions: Verso - bottom right - Mesnard [in ink]; Verso - top right - Pl.87 [in ink]; Verso - top centre - Kororareka baie des iles Nlle Zelande [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour with pencil & ink inscriptions 203 x 329 mm on cream laid paper Provenance: Acquired by John Gow from a London art dealer, who had purchased the work from an art dealer on the outskirts of Paris, who had acquired the work from a French provincial auction, ca 1992.

Date: 1835 - 1831

By: Lauvergne, Barthelemy, 1805-1871; Himely, Sigismond, 1801-1872

Reference: B-098-005-a

Description: Two groups of French sailors assisted by Maori hauling fishing lines in from the sea at Kororareka (Russell). Other French sailors are chatting to Maori women. The accompanying text from LaPlace's text (Volume 4 p. 46) describes the local Maori as being importunate in attempting to acquire powder, shot and biscuits from the sailors; and all the local young women distracting the sailors from their fishing by running in front of them. The view looks along the beach to the west, to bush-clad hills beyond. LaPlace was in New Zealand at the Bay of Islands in October 1831. Other Titles - Kororareka Beach, New Zealand. Extended Title - From: LaPlace, C. P. T. Voyage autour du monde, Plate 65. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Aquatint, black and white; 285 x 376 mm

Date: 1838

By: Mesnard, Theodore Romuald Georges, 1814-1844; Blanchard, Thomas Marie Auguste, 1819-1898

Reference: B-098-009

Description: Three whare and a shelter inside a palisade with a carving in the background. A palisade in the foreground interpreted by the artist as a neat picket fence with gate and three Maori men, one standing, in Maori cloak, holding a rifle, the other two seated and reclining, draped in woven garments. Two "flax" plants are on the left, both very short and thick-leaved. Other Titles - Houses of the pa (village) at Kororareka (Russell, New Zealand) Extended Title - From: Voyage autour du monde ... Atlas pittoresque, by Abel A Du Petit-Thouars. Paris, 1841. Pl. 62 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph 218 x 300 mm atttached to sheet 321 x 497 mm

Date: 1835 - 1831

By: Lauvergne, Barthelemy, 1805-1871; Himely, Sigismond, 1801-1872

Reference: B-098-005

Description: Two groups of French sailors assisted by Maori hauling fishing lines in from the sea at Kororareka (Russell). Other French sailors are chatting to Maori women. The accompanying text from LaPlace's text (Volume 4 p. 46) describes the local Maori as being importunate in attempting to acquire powder, shot and biscuits from the sailors; and all the local young women distracting the sailors from their fishing by running in front of them. The view looks along the beach to the west, to bush-clad hills beyond. LaPlace was in New Zealand at the Bay of Islands in October 1831. Other Titles - Kororareka Beach, New Zealand. Extended Title - From: LaPlace, C. P. T. Voyage autour du monde, Plate 65. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Aquatint, sepia ; 285 x 376 mm

Date: 1833 - 1827

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Deroy, Isidore Laurent, 1797-1886

Reference: B-052-007

Description: An extensive view of Jacks Bay (Manawaora Bay, Bay of Islands) looking down from a hill south of the bay, along the foreshore and out towards the sea. ship, probably the Astrolabe, is shown anchored out in the bay and a small schooner is shown at the water's edge. The artist visited the Bay of Islands in 1827, and signs of European habitation are slight. There is washing hanging on a clothes-line, a row of barrels, several Europeans moving around and several raupo dwellings. From: Dumont D'Urville. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe, 1826-1829. Paris: 1833. Atlas 1. Pl.50 Other Titles - View of the Bay of Islands (New Zealand) [translation] Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured, on India paper, 200 x 315 mm