Places

Date: 1827

By: Earle, Augustus, 1793-1838; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: G-707

Description: Shows canoes, storehouse and carved objects. Hongi is seated in a central position, with huia feathers in his hair. Earle, seated on the left, is gesturing and is wearing a green cap. Another European is seated behind Earle, his friend Shand. Hongi's family and supporters surround him and the group is seated at the base of a low cliff. The meeting took place in a bay about 1 mile from Kororareka (Russell). Hongi had fought without his armour, supplied by King George IV, and had been wounded by a ball in the chest. He was to die the following year. Identification: the exact identity of Mr Shand is not known. Earle described him as a Scotsman. Exhibited in 'Two centuries of New Zealand landscape art' Exhibition at Auckland City Art Gallery, 2 February - 22 April 1990. Exhibited in 'Treasures in Trust' exhibition to celebrate 75th anniversary of the Alexander Turnbull Library in 1995. Exhibited in 'The Dream Collectors' Exhibition at Te Papa / Museum of New Zealand, 14 February 1998 -; then touring to Auckland City Art Gallery and Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Also known by title: The wounded chief, Hongi (or Honghi). Other Titles - Meeting of the artist and the wounded chief, Hongi Other Titles - The wounded chief Honghi Inscriptions: Recto - on the back neck area of the cloak of the foremost reclining figure: A.E. Related works: a lithograph version of this view, 'The wounded chief Honghi and his family' was published as plate 2 in Earle's 'Sketches illustrative of the native inhabitants and islands of New Zealand ... (London, New Zealand Association and Robert Martin, 1838). The lithograph contains fewer figures and details than the oil Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on canvas 578 x 898 mm (sight) Provenance: Collection of Alexander Turnbull

Date: 1819-1821

By: Baskerville, Perceval, -1858

Reference: MSY-2983

Description: Journal covers the period 2 Jul 1819 to 31 Jan 1821 and contains a day-to-day log of of the voyage to Australia and New Zealand. It details the activities of the crew in the Bay of Islands, Hokianga and Whangaroa Harbour and mentions local Maori. Seven charts accompany the text. Baskerville was a midshipman on the Dromedary which, after delivering a load of convicts to Sydney, proceeded to New Zealand. The ship spent 9 months gathering spars and charting the rivers and coast around Northland Quantity: 1 volume(s) (150 p).

Date: 1833 - 1828

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Vanderburch, H, active 1833

Reference: B-052-006

Description: A close-up view from the water of two canoes drawn up on the beach and several low European dwellings beyond in a sheltered bay. A pataka (storage platform) can be seen on the hill behind the houses. Two Maori are seated in front of the houses and two are standing behind a low Maori whare on the right. From: Dumont D'Urville. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe, 1826-1829. Paris: 1833. Atlas 1. Pl. 61. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured, 255 x 340 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-0015-03

Description: A scene at Russell (Kororareka) looking out into the Bay, with the islands and hills opposite. Four slaves are pounding fern root on rocks beside two fires, watched by their masters; a third fire on the right has a group of four Maori huddled around it. A storehouse (pataka) and other storage mechanisms, including a platform on poles and forked sticks holding bundles containing food, and several other low houses with raupo thatch are surrounded by palisades. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured 233 x 367 mm