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Date: 1870 - 1890

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908

Reference: E-052-q-015

Description: Shows Mount Eden. The Cabbage Tree Swamp was on the site of present-day Eden Park. Image published as a greetings card by the Library in the 1970s The view may be of Mount Albert (Auckland), rather than Mount Eden. The image features in Scott, Dick. Old Mount Albert (1963) as showing Mount Albert Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and Chinese white on paper 137 x 183 mm mounted into sketchbook Provenance: Previously part of Alexander Turnbull's collection. The inside of the cover bears his bookplate and the luxurious binding is of the type he arranged.

Date: 1843 - 1881 - 1841

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908; Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1815-1854

Reference: B-107-003

Description: 4 Maori in foreground, lake in middle ground, Tauhara in the distance. Probably copied from the same view drawn in 1841 by Joseph Jenner Merrett and lithographed as the frontispiece of Ernst Dieffenbach's Travels in New Zealand, vol 1 London 1843 (919.31 / DIE / 1843) Title based on Dieffenbach's 'View of Taupo from Te Rapa with Tauhara mountain at a distance where the river Waikato issues from the lake' Exhibited in 'Wide-Eyed: Early Images of New Zealand' exhibition of works by settler artists, held at the National Library of New Zealand Gallery, 18 July - 9 November 1997. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - J.B.P. 4.8.81. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 143 x 202 mm

Date: 1871

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Sketchbook [of New Zealand views. 1871-1876].

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908; Hamblett, Irene Beatrix, 1915-1995

Reference: E-400-f-009

Description: Shows view of Waitemata Harbour from slopes above Parnell where an artist is sitting sketching the scene, with his dog. In middle distance is the church of St Stephen's. Specimens of cabbage tree and toetoe are in the foreground. On verso of E-400-f-008. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J.P.B. / 23.2.71; Recto - bottom left - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Ink and monochrome wash, 261 x 370 mm.

Date: 1881

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908

Reference: E-052-q-001

Description: Part of a river in the foreground with a road running alongside it. A lone man on a white horse walks past bush and a distinctive hill, possibly in the Coromandel area Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and chinese white on paper 137 x 200 mm mounted into sketchbook

Date: 1880 - 1890

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Whakarewarewa. The old bridge and toll-house, Whakarewarewa Rotorua [1880s?] Ohinemutu Rotorua [1880s?]

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908

Reference: G-452-2-1

Description: Shows steam rising in thermal area with four Maori, a whare and a cottage and an arched bridge Framed with G-452-2-2, Backhouse's Ohinemutu Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Whakarewarewa; Verso - bottom centre - The old bridge & toll house, Whakarewarewa Rotorua Quantity: 1 oil(s) one of two framed together. Physical Description: Oil on postcard 74 x 122 mm (sight)

Date: 1871

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Sketchbook [of New Zealand views. 1871-1876].

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908; Hamblett, Irene Beatrix, 1915-1995

Reference: E-400-f-001

Description: Shows view of the town from the sea, with hills behind it and several small boats on the water. E-400-f-002 on verso. Other Titles - December Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J.P.B. / 24.5.71 Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Monochrome wash, 261 x 370 mm.

Date: 1873

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :[Birds, mostly Australian] 1873

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908

Reference: B-107-030

Description: A brilliantly-coloured kingfisher in flight Exhibited in 'Wide-Eyed: Early Images of New Zealand' exhibition of works by settler artists, held at the National Library of New Zealand Gallery, 18 July - 9 November 1997. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 230 x 321 mm

Date: 1871

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Sketchbook [of New Zealand views. 1871-1876].

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908; Hamblett, Irene Beatrix, 1915-1995

Reference: E-400-f-002

Description: Shows panoramic view over rolling hills to the harbour, with figure of boy in extreme right foreground, and goat on rock in left foreground. Picture now in two pieces, as sketchbook has been conserved and separate leaves placed between acid-free paper. Left half on verso of E-400-f-001. Right half on verso of E-400-f-005. Other Titles - Harbour Other Titles - Mount Eden Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J.P.B. / 30.6.71 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Monochrome wash, 261 x 740 mm.

Date: 1880

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908

Reference: E-052-q-011

Description: Shows two kiwis in foreground, looking across the volcanic plateau towards the two smoking peaks Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and chinese white on paper, 133 x 194 mm mounted into sketchbook

Date: 1880 - 1890

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Whakarewarewa. The old bridge and toll-house, Whakarewarewa Rotorua [1880s?] Ohinemutu Rotorua [1880s?]

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908

Reference: G-452-2-2

Description: Shows Maori dwellings and church in foreground, steam, several Maori and Lake Rotorua in the background Framed with G-452-2-1, Backhouse's Whakarewarewa Inscriptions: Verso - bottom centre - Ohinemutu Rotorua. Also verso, centre, stamp reading: J.P.Backhouse, Artist, Auckland, N.Z. Physical Description: Oil on postcard 73 x 121 mm

Date: 1870 - 1879

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908

Reference: G-004

Description: A large Maori pa in the foreground, with wharenui, other houses and a pataka. People seated by a cooking fire on the left and in the entrance to the wharenui. Flax, toetoe, cabbage trees and other bush in an around the pa. In the background is part of Lake Taupo and Mounts Ruapehu and Tongariro, the latter in eruption Inscriptions: Verso - on stretcher in felt-tip pen: Lake Taupo, Hatepe. Also auctioneers' marks and numbers; Recto - bottom right - JPB in pale green brushpoint Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on canvas, 251 x 305 mm Provenance: Previously acquired by Dunbar Sloane from London, Christie's, 27 Sept 2006, as one of a pair, with lot N184, a view of Maori in a canoe. The latter oil was purchased by the Library in 2009, Maori war canoe, Waikato River, G-112-1. The pair was privately owned in England by descendants of Backhouse's

Date: 1880

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :New Zealand scenery; original oil paintings [ca 1880]

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908

Reference: E-053-010

Description: Mount Taupiri in the background, covered with bush. A smaller mound below it, has a building on top. At its foot is a church, tents and low buildings. A stream is on the left, with a number of Maori walking along the riverbank path Other Titles - Showing Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil painting on page, 183 x 203 mm.

Date: 1871

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Sketchbook [of New Zealand views. 1871-1876].

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908; Hamblett, Irene Beatrix, 1915-1995

Reference: E-400-f-007

Description: Shows two men beside campfire and hut on hillside looking west over hills to the Wairoa River widening towards the Kaipara Harbour. On verso of E-400-f-006 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J.P.B. / 14.3.71; Recto - bottom left - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Ink and monochrome wash, 261 x 370 mm.

Date: 1880

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908

Reference: E-052-q-017

Description: Several people standing in front of a steaming fumarole surrounded by mud or rock edges, with a small lake beyond and other steam vents in the background. Possibly Whakarewarewa. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and chinese white on paper, 152 x 201 mm mounted into sketchbook

Date: 1880 - 1890

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Rotorua ; L.Rotorua & Rotoiti from near Wairaki. Pink Terraces, Rotomahana. 1886

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908

Reference: G-452-3-1

Description: Shows Maori church in bush with two lakes and hills in background Framed with G-452-3-2, Backhouse's Pink Terraces Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - Rotorua (in brown brushpoint); Verso - bottom centre - L.Rotorua & Rotoiti from near Wairaki (in ink) Quantity: 1 oil(s) one of two framed together. Physical Description: Oil on postcard 75 x 211 mm (sight)

Date: 1871

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Sketchbook [of New Zealand views. 1871-1876].

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908; Hamblett, Irene Beatrix, 1915-1995

Reference: E-400-f-008

Description: Shows several ships including the "City of Auckland", in Auckland Harbour, beside two wharves. Some dwellings are shown on the shore at left. In the field in the foreground a man watches the harbour, and two goats stand nearby. At the top of the page are decorations for two cornices. May have been painted from memory, from a previous sketch, or from a photo. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J.P.B. / 23.2.71; Recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Ink and monochrome wash, 261 x 370 mm.

Date: 1880 - 1890

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908

Reference: G-452-1-1

Description: Shows Maori dwelling, canoe with sail, four Maori and central volcanoes with Lake Taupo in the background Framed with G-451-1-2, Backhouse's Egmont Other Titles - Lake Taupo Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - L.Taupo [brown brushpoint]; Verso - bottom left - Lake Taupo [ink] and stamp in centre reading J.P.Backhouse, Artist, Auckland, N.Z. Quantity: 1 oil(s) one of two framed together. Physical Description: Oil over postcard 75 x 122 mm (sight)

Date: 1881

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Australasian views [New Zealand scenes] [ca 1880]

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908

Reference: E-052-q-009

Description: View from the east end of the waterfront, looking north west along the line of houses, a jetty, and commercial buildings, towards the hill with the flagstaff at the far end. Compare Backhouse's pencil drawing Russell, Bay of Islands, from the Beach, dated 1-9-1876, which appears to be the preliminary drawing for this work. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Kororareka [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and Chinese white on paper, 146 x 195 mm mounted into sketchbook

Date: 1871

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Sketchbook [of New Zealand views. 1871-1876].

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908; Hamblett, Irene Beatrix, 1915-1995

Reference: E-400-f-010

Description: Shows blockhouse in distance atop a small hill. In the foreground, in front of small cliffs on the shoreline, is a stretch of water, a canoe, and three figures, possibly spear fishing. The title includes "Manukau Hrbour". The Whau River arises north of the Manukau Harbour, and flows into the Waitemata Harbour at Avondale. Nevertheless this view could have been taken from Manukau Harbour looking north to a blockhouse built near the source of the Whau, rather than at its mouth on the Waitemata. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J.P.B. / 16.5.71; Recto - bottom left - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Ink and monochrome wash, 261 x 370 mm.

Date: 1871

From: Backhouse, John Philemon 1845-1908 :Sketchbook [of New Zealand views. 1871-1876].

By: Backhouse, John Philemon, 1845-1908; Hamblett, Irene Beatrix, 1915-1995

Reference: E-400-f-006

Description: Shows two men on bank in foreground pointing out the small sailing boat arriving. At right distance is house on crest of hill. E-400-f-007 is on verso. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - J.P.B. / 13.3.71; Recto - bottom left - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Ink and monochrome wash, 261 x 370 mm.