Places

Date: 1827 - 1833

From: Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842 :Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe execute pendant les annees 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829. Atlas historique. Paris, Tastu, 1833.

By: Paris, Edmond Francois, 1806-1893; Laurent, active 1830s

Reference: PUBL-0038-1-035

Description: Plan and side views of two different canoes from the Tasman area, with a paddle, a bailer and details of prow and stern carvings. The lower canoe (from Astrolabe Channel) also has a small triangular sail. Other Titles - New Zealand. Canoe of Astrolabe Bay [translation] Extended Title - In: Dumont d'Urville, J. S. C. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe ... Paris, J. Tastu, 1833. Atlas, Volume I, Plate 35. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured, 360 x 285 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: 1828 - 1838 - 1859

From: Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842 :Histoire generale des voyages ... Tome 2; voyage autour du monde. Paris, Furne, 1859.

By: Rouargue, Emile, 1795?-1865

Reference: PUBL-0040-01

Description: A group of Maori engaging in a cannibal feast beside the sea or a lake, with a canoe drawn up beside them, and two heads on poles. Rouargue, the artist, is not known to have visited New Zealand. The scene is likely to be an imaginary illustration, based on written or verbal descriptions. The book for which this engraving is an illustration is held in the New Zealand & Pacific collection, q 910.4. P DUM The image also appears in an earlier edition: Dumont d'Urville, J. S. C. Voyage autour du monde. Volume 2, opp page 406. 1838. See volume in New Zealand & Pacific Collection at q910.4 DUM. Other Titles - Savages of New Zealand Extended Title - From: Dumont d'Urville, J. S. C. Histoire generale des voyages ... Voyage autour du monde. Volume 2 , opp. p. 406. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, 115 x 174 mm on sheet 165 x 267 mm

Date: 1835 - 1834

By: Williams, Henry, 1792-1867

Reference: PUBL-0031-1835-03

Description: Looking along the beach at Paihia, with the hills to the left, houses on the flat land and two waka on the beach and in the water. The house with dormer windows, second from right, is William Williams' house Engraved from a pencil drawing by Henry Williams titled [Paihia, 1834 or 1835]. Alexander Turnbull Library reference number A-161-008. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 96 x 150 mm

Date: 1839

From: Lesson, Rene Primevere, 1794-1849 :Voyage autour du monde entrepris par ordre du gouvernement sur la corvette la Coquille. Paris, Pourrat Freres, 1838-1839. 4 volumes in 2. Vol 1, 510 + 2 pages; volume 2, 546 + 4 pages.

Reference: PUBL-0156-2-546

Description: Shows a kiwi at the right, the foot in the centre, and the beak at the left. Book is shelved in NZ&P 910.4 1838-1839. The complete specimen is drawn from a dried skin. It is standing upright and appears much thinner than a living kiwi. Source: the details of beak and claw with a separate view of the complete bird were originally published about 1813 by George and Elizabeth Shaw in 'The naturalist's miscellany' Other Titles - The beak. The foot with its details Extended Title - From P Lesson's "Voyage autour du monde ... sur la corvette la Coquille". Paris, Pourrat Freres, 1838-1839. Volume 2, opp page 546. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured, 234 x 145 mm.

Date: 1835 - 1836

From: Polack, Joel Samuel, 1807-1882 :New Zealand ; being a narrative of travels and adventures during a residence in that country during the years 1831 and 1837. London, Richard Bentley, 1838.

By: Polack, Joel Samuel, 1807-1882

Reference: PUBL-0115-1-front

Description: Looking along the beachline from the hill to the west, showing European houses, the pa in the centre, gardens, rowboats and canoes pulled up on shore and yachts and canoes in the water. The view was probably drawn about 1835 or 1836. The artist's own house was along the beachfront at Russell. Extended Title - From Polack, J. S. New Zealand, being a narrative of travels ... London, 1838, Vol 1 frontispiece Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Aquatint, 93 x 155 mm

Date: 1827 - 1833

From: Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842 :Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe execute pendant les annees 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829. Atlas historique. Paris, Tastu, 1833.

By: Lottin, Victor Charles, 1795-1858

Reference: PUBL-0038-1-map-04

Description: A map showing the route taken by the Astrolabe under Dumont d'Urville in 1827 from just south of Cape Foulwind (west coast of the South Island), past Farewell Spit, into Golden and Tasman Bays, through Cook Strait, and up the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, from its southernmost to its northernmost point. The coastlines visited are shown in detail Other Titles - Map of New Zealand. Drawn by Monsieur Lottin ... January, February, March 1827 [translation] Extended Title - From: Dumont d'Urville, J. S. C. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe. Paris, Tastu, 1833. Atlas historique. Vol 1. Map plate, number 4 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 585 x 432 mm

Date: 1829 - 1830

Reference: PUBL-0031-30

Description: A view from the waterfront, with a Maori family seated on rocks in the foreground, looking across at the houses of the mission station in Kerikeri. James Kemp's two-storied house is on the right. All the properties are fenced and have gardens. The highest house flies the Union Jack. There is a small jetty on the left with a dinghy tied up at it. Wood engraving from a drawing by an unknown artist Other Titles - Kerikeri Extended Title - From: Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 110 x 160 mm

Date: 1827 - 1833

From: Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842 :Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe execute pendant les annees 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829. Atlas historique. Paris, Tastu, 1833.

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Saint-Aulaire, Felix Achille, 1801-

Reference: PUBL-0038-1-037

Description: A view from the shore of Astrolabe Bay, Nelson Region, with three French sailors on shore, a walking stick, a trunk or barrel and a ?specimen case lying on the sand, two Maori canoes in the water, the Astrolabe moored out at sea, and Adele Island (named after Dumont d'Urville's wife) in the background. Other Titles - Astrolabe Bay New Zealand Extended Title - In: Dumont d'Urville, J. S. C. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe ... Paris, J. Tastu, 1833. Atlas, Volume I, Plate 37. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 215 x 345 mm

Date: 1835 - 1836

By: Williams, Henry, 1792-1867

Reference: PUBL-0031-1836-1

Description: Shows Henry Wiliams, John Morgan, Alfred Nesbit Brown and Dr William Fairburn, struggling through a flax or raupo edged swamp, assisted by Maori. According to the associated text, 'The scene took place in a journey of hte missionaries to Matamata ... The European to the left is intended for the Rev. Henry Williams; the one on the right for Mr Morgan, who, having slipped into a hole, is being helped out by the native; the two in teh centre for the Rev. A. N. Brown and Dr Fairburn. The image is based on a sketch by Henry Williams now in Auckland Museum. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 100 x 155 mm

Date: 1839 - 1827

From: Dumont d'Urville, Jean Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842 :Voyage pittoresque autour du monde et resume generale des descouvertes. Paris, Furne et Cie, 1839.

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Boilly, Alphonse, 1801-1867

Reference: PUBL-0034-2-387

Description: A group of a dozen Maori women digging up land for a kumara plantation. In the background is a low whare with a rounded roof and two futher Maori talk to French sailors. In the left foreground is a storage platform holding kete, possibly filled with kumara. Sainson was in New Zealand with Dumont d'Urville in 1827. He would have observed a scene like this in the Far North District, probably in the Bay of Islands. The French word 'patate' normally refers to the sweet potato or kumara in New Zealand. Dumont d'Urville describes Maori as cultivating 'pommes de terre [potatoes], patates [sweet potatoes] et taro'. Other Titles - Clearing or digging up a potato (kumara) field Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving,

Date: 1839

From: Wakefield, Edward Jerningham 1820-1879 :Illustrations to "Adventure in New Zealand". Lithographed from original drawings taken on the spot by Mrs Wicksteed, Miss King, Mrs Fox, Mr John Saxton, Mr Charles Heaphy, Mr S. C. Brees and Captain W. Mein Smith. London, Smith Elder & Co, 1845.

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881

Reference: PUBL-0011-03

Description: A clearing amidst the elevated trunks of kauri. Sawn trunks and a hut in the background with another hut in the middle ground and five men with a lever and rope hauling an enormous trunk in the foreground. A pile of sawn logs is in the right foreground with a jacket and two axes resting against it. A saw and saw-horse are on the left, behind the men. The accompanying text reads: These trees are renowned for their excellent qualities as spars for ships; and the British navy has beeen supplied with several cargoes for this purpose. They frequently grow to the height of ninetey feet between the ground and the lowest branches. This tree is not found farther south than the Bay of Plenty or Waikato. A close copy of Charles Heaphy's watercolour Kauri Forest, Wairoa River, Kaipara, 1839 (C-025-014), Drawings and Prints Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library. The only major change is that the steep background cleared area in the watercolour has been flattened in the lithograph. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured 311 x 248 mm

Date: 1827 - 1833

From: Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842 :Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe execute pendant les annees 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829. Atlas historique. Paris, Tastu, 1833.

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Maurin, Antoine, 1793-1860

Reference: PUBL-0038-1-054

Description: Head and shoulder portraits of five Maori from Astrolabe Bay, showing a woman and a young woman at the top, a child in profile in the centre, and two men, both with moko, below. Other Titles - New Zealand. 1. Woman of Astrolabe Bay. 2,3. Young girl and little boy. 4. Tehi-Noui. 5. Kohi-Hore. [translation] Extended Title - In: Dumont d'Urville, J. S. C. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe ... Paris, J. Tastu, 1833. Atlas, Volume I, Plate 54 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 515 x 342 mm

Date: 1940 - 1839

From: New Zealand. Internal Affairs Department :Making New Zealand; pictorial surveys of a century. Wellington, Department of Internal Affairs, 1940.

By: Taylor, Richard (Rev), 1805-1873

Reference: PUBL-0098-01-05-15

Description: Shows two Maori seated on the ground by a curved road outside the Te Papa Mission Station in Tauranga. Alternative title was the title of the original sketch by Rev Richard Taylor, held at the Auckland Institute and Museum (Sketchbook PS 2) (ATL copy negative 1/2-C-013113) Other Titles - The Rev. A N Brown's raupo house at Papa mission, March 1839 Extended Title - From "Making New Zealand", New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, 1940. Volume 1, no 5, page 15. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print.

Date: 1835 - 1836

By: Williams, Samuel, 1788-1853

Reference: PUBL-0031-1836-81

Description: View across a plain, with a flat-topped hill in the background and the Church of England mission station buildings in the middle ground. Two whare, a pataka, and a group of Maori with a dog are in the foreground After a drawing by Samuel Williams 'South-west view of the Waimate' engraved to illustrate William Yate's 'An account of New Zealand' (London, Seeley & Burnside, 1835), opp. p. 192 Other Titles - Williams, Samuel, 1788-1853. South-west view of the Waimate, 1835 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 100 x 150 mm

Date: 1839

From: Wakefield, Edward Jerningham 1820-1879 :Illustrations to "Adventure in New Zealand". Lithographed from original drawings taken on the spot by Mrs Wicksteed, Miss King, Mrs Fox, Mr John Saxton, Mr Charles Heaphy, Mr S. C. Brees and Captain W. Mein Smith. London, Smith Elder & Co, 1845.

Reference: PUBL-0011-02-2

Description: Te Puni standing, with full facial moko, clad in a dogskin cloak and holding a taiaha in his right hand. Behind him is Wellington Harbour with two Maori by the shore to the left, and Petone Pa, a canoe and a flagpole with the New Zealand Company flag on the right. The western Hutt hills are in the background. Accompanying text reads: These two chiefs sold the site of the present Wellington Settlement to Colonel Wakefield, the Principal Agent of the New Zealand Company, in September 1839... Epuni is the uncle of Warepori. Under the same unfavourable circumstances as his nephew, he has nobly deserved the name of "a true gentleman." He still lives at the village of Pitone, loved and respected by the English inhabitants of all ranks. These portraits were drawn at the time of the purchase in 1839... the village of Pitone and the flag-staff at the foot of which Colonel Wakefield took formal possession, appear in the back-ground. Other Titles - Te Puni Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured 247 x 172 mm on sheet 350 x 544 mm

Date: 1832

Reference: PUBL-0031-1832-66

Description: A view from across a bay, looking towards the steep promontory which held the pa at Rangihoua. The mission station is on the flat land at the water's edge to the right. A sailing ship is in the water Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 130 x 210 mm

Date: 1827 - 1833

From: Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842 :Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe execute pendant les annees 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829. Atlas historique. Paris, Tastu, 1833.

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Langlume, active 1820s-1830s

Reference: PUBL-0038-1-18r

Description: The right half of a lithographic plate showing a low thatched hut with a half-barrel roof in a bush clearing. A food platform can be seen on the left. Torrent Bay is in the Tasman Region. (The left side shows an Australian Aboriginal Hut) Other Titles - New Zealand. Cabins of Torrent Bay, 4 feet high [translation] Extended Title - From: Dumont d'Urville, J. S. C. Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe. Paris, Tastu, 1833. Atlas historique. Vol 1. Plate 18, right-hand side detail. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured, 140 x 170 mm

Date: 1837

By: Wade, William Richard, 1802-1891

Reference: PUBL-0031-37

Description: Shows a campfire between two tents at night. On the left, a man (reportedly James Kemp) stands preaching to a group of Maori seated on the ground. The scene is probably in a Bay of Islands village Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, size unknown.

Date: 1839 - 1827

From: Dumont d'Urville, Jean Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842 :Voyage pittoresque autour du monde et resume generale des descouvertes. Paris, Furne et Cie, 1839.

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-

Reference: PUBL-0034-2-347

Description: Looking along the beach with several low thatched huts and a canoe pulled up on the beach, bush on the hills behind. Two Maori men are seated in the foreground, and other men and women are also present. A toetoe is in flower to the right of the nearest dwelling Similar to, but reversed from Sainson's lithograph 'Village a l'anse de l'Astrolabe'. Possibly based on a drawing looking in the opposite direction Other Titles - Houses of Astrolabe Bay [translation] Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, 94 x 115 mm