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Date: 1845

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: B-086-008-a

Description: Nelson from Saltwater Bridge (now Queen's Gardens). Church Hill, with fortifications, is in the middle distance, on the right, with Trafalgar Street running across the view to the left. Bridge Street runs up the left, from pond in the foreground to the hills behind. Printed by C M Banks Ltd. Original [at the time of publication] in possession of W F Airey Esq, Lower Hutt. Photograph of original held. No. 245 of limited edition of 1000 prints Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph of watercolour 262 x 373 mm on sheet 381 mm x 508 mm

Date: October or November 1849

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: A-292-091

Description: A view from Tuamarina Hill, looking south towards the Wither Hills and White Bluffs, with the Wairau Plain below. Spring Creek winds towards the sea in the foreground, and a large stand of bush is marked in with solid pencil in the middle distance On the verso is T. B. Collinson's pencil drawing [Tropical port with banana plantations] (A-292-092). This drawing relates to a privately-owned watercolour 'Part of Wairau, July 1845'. The watercolour shows the far hills at a greater distance and includes a section of 'Massacre hill' with two European men in the foreground. The details of the Wairau Plain are very similar in both works. The date on the watercolour is earlier than the date on this view but Bell possibly made a copy for T. B. Collinson, in whose sketchbook this drawing appears. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - title and date and attribution in ink in the hand of T. B. Collinson. Bottom centre title in pencil, probably in the hand of Francis Dillon Bell Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 164 x 236 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1844-1846 (1952)

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: MS-0160

Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s) (ii, 27 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (26 cm; red linen case)

Date: 1845 - 1969

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: B-086-024-a

Description: View of New Plymouth with streets, scattered houses, Mount Taranaki in the background. The original, at the time of publication, was in the possession of W F Airey, Esq, Lower Hutt New Zealand. Printed by Pictorial Publications Ltd. No 459 of a limited edition of 1000 prints issued at $5 each. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph 254 x 373 mm Provenance: Donated anonymously, December 2008.

Date: 1845

By: Pictorial Publications Ltd; Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: B-086-024

Description: View of New Plymouth with streets, scattered houses, Mount Taranaki in the background The original, at the time of publication, was in the possession of W F Airey, Esq, Lower Hutt New Zealand (deceased, 1980s?). Printed by Pictorial Publications Ltd. No 113 of a limited edition of 1000 prints issued at $5 each Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph 254 x 373 mm

Date: 1847 - 1852

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :Scrapbook. 1840-1872.

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: C-103-114-2

Description: A bend in a narrow river, with a tree-fern on a high bank at the foot of taller trees on the right, a shrub on the lower bank to the left. The stream appears to flow into a larger body of water, on which a Maori canoe with five rowers can be seen. There are faint outlines of high hills in the background Probably a North Island view, in the Wellington or Taranaki areas and possibly in the Hutt Valley Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - F. D. Bell [in pencil] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 120 x 112 mm

Date: 1845

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: B-086-008

Description: Nelson from Saltwater Bridge (now Queen's Gardens). Church Hill, with fortifications, is in the middle distance on the right, with Trafalgar Street running across the view to the left. Bridge Street runs up the left, from the pond in the foreground to the hills behind Printed by C M Banks Ltd. Original [at time of publication] in possession of W F Airey Esq, Lower Hutt. Photograph of original held. No. 212 of limited edition of 1000 prints See also the Library's pencil drawing of the same view at A-252-015, 'Nelson in 1845' Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph of watercolour 262 x 373 mm on sheet 381 mm x 508 mm

Date: 1849

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: A-292-082

Description: View from the southern Richmond Range area looking east in the direction of the Wairau Valley, with Mount Tapuaenuku's peak visible in the distance. A valley and bush-clad hills are in the foreground. The Wairau Valley itself is not visible but is hidden by hills Other Titles - Tapuaenuku. Tapuae o Uenuku. The black line shows the direction of Wairau. * The range this side Wairau Valley. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title signature and date in pencil, written over in ink. Also a note along the top 'From 1/2 m north of Kerrs hut - Mangatawai'; a note below 'The black line shows the direction of Wairau' below a wiggly line, itself annotated 'Te Kopi o Owanuku on the other side of Wairau' [i.e. Tapuaenuku mountain]; an asterisk above a closer range annotated 'The range this side Wairau Valley' Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 161 x 236 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1845

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: B-086-008-b

Description: Nelson from Saltwater Bridge (now Queen's Gardens). Church Hill with fortifications, is in the middle distance on the right, with Trafalgar Street running across the view to the left. Bridge Street runs up the left, from the pond in the foreground to the hills beyond Printed by C M Banks Ltd. Original [at the time of publication] in possession of W F Airey Esq, Lower Hutt. Photograph of original held. No. 246 of limited edition of 1000 prints Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph of watercolour 262 x 373 mm on sheet 381 mm x 508 mm

Date: 1849

From: [Crawford, James Coutts] 1817-1889 :[Pencil sketches and watercolours of New Zealand 1839-1850]

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898; Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889

Reference: A-229-028

Description: View from hills looking down into a broad valley with bush and pasture across the Ruamahanga River to the Rimutaka hills and the area where Featherston is now located. Bell probably gave this drawing to J. C. Crawford, since it was amongst his papers. The inscription on the verso is in Crawford's hand. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on grey paper 145 x 209 mm

Date: 1849

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: A-292-087/088

Description: A view from the hill opposite Picton, looking south back at the town, the flat land beyond, burned tree trunks and high hills behind. The houses of the town are mostly at the water's edge with a few scattered buildings further back Other Titles - Queen Charlotte Sound Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title and date and attribution in ink in the hand of T. B. Collinson in the right-hand section. Pencil title Vytoee Bay & site 2 Nov long F. D. Bell, lower right in the right-hand section. Lettering a b c along the top to indicate where the two sections join Quantity: 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on two sheets of paper, each 236 x 164 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1855

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898; Archives New Zealand

Reference: MapColl-832.45gc/1855/Acc.4502

Description: Topographic map of the area from Cape Palliser and Cape Turakirai [sic], the Rimutaka and Tararua Ranges, to the Waituiti and Mataikuna Rivers. Shows runholdings, Maori reserves and lands not purchased, and various Maori names for natural features in the Wairarapa valley and on the coast. Rivers and streams are named. Boundaries of runholders' properties are marked and names include W. Spinks, C. Sharp, G. Scott, M.A. Buxton, J. Taine, F. Burton, G. Moore, M. Hill, Hales & Murch, R. Collins, S.M. Scroggs, Donald and Rhodes, J. Northwood, Smith and Revans, C.R. Bidwill, A. Gillies, R. McMaster, P. Hume, J. Kelly, R. Russell, C. Matthews, Camerons, D. Riddiford, R. Barton. Other Titles - Sketch map of the runs in the Wairarapa and East Coast District. In the title, Wairarapa refers to the valley around Lake Wairarapa, and the East Coast refers to the coast of the Wairarapa district from Cape Palliser to Mataikona. Handwritten on original in bottom right corner: I.A. 1855/2565. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - F. D. Bell, Commr of Crown Lands, July 1855 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, linen backed, scale not given, 58.9 x 38.7 cm.

Date: 1845 - 1855

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: A-089-013

Description: Bush in the foreground and middle ground, the Tararuas in the background. A lake with an island (or an island in the bend of a river?] near the centre of the picture Inscriptions: [No inscriptions on the work. Possibly there were inscriptions when the work was donated since the donation record gives F A [sic] Bell as the artist and "Wairarapa" as the title. The back of the work has been removed] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 127 x 205 mm

Date: 1845

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: A-252-019

Description: View from above Saltwater Creek. The low hill with buildings on the right is Church Hill, with the fortifications around the emigration barracks (pre-fabricated) where Nelson Cathedral now stands. Just below the hill, in Nile Street, is the Bishop's School (still standing). Trafalgar Street, the main street, runs down from Church Hill to the left, through the buildings that line it. The flat gap near the hill is where Hardy Street now runs across Trafalgar Street; the next, one block further left, is now Bridge Street. In the far left centre are the watermill and the brewery, the first in New Zealand, exporting beer to Wellington and Auckland. Two male travellers, one with a swag, are in the foreground. A woman is pursuing three cows in right foreground. A watercolour version of this drawing, titled Nelson dated 27 October 1845, is held in a private collection: negative 23060 1/2. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Drawn by F.D.B.; Recto - beneath image - title Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Drawing pasted on card : pencil ; image 197 x 269 mm on card 220 x 290 mm

Date: 1850 - 1860

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: MapColl-832a/[185-?]/Acc.29308

Description: Sketch of North Island, New Zealand, includes some errors, eg Taupo is identified as in Tauranga area, only Hawkes Bay name is Ahuriri Harbour, nothing named on East Cape region. Identifies "Cook's Straits", "Aukland". Shows very top of South Island, identifies Cloudy Bay, Nelson, Massacre Point amongst others. Map has two small ships drawn on it. The original pencil drawing underneath the pen faintly shows through in places. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, irregularly shaped, 32 x 18.5 cm Transfers: From Drawings & Prints Collection - C-014-002 5/9/96 See transfer file.

Date: 1845

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: B-198-008

Description: View from the hills above Tuamarina, looking south, with dense bush in the foreground, grassy plains along the shore to the left, the passage of streams marked by trees, a stand of bush in the centre distance marking the site of Grovetown, with the site of Blenheim to its right, the Wither Hills in the far distance. Two men are standing in the foreground viewing the scene. One has a pack on his back, and a walking stick, and gestures with his left hand toward the vista. The other man smokes a pipe and carries an axe The yellow toning of the grasses suggests that they are native grasses, shown prior to European burning off in preparation for farming Richard Airey put together a provenance statement and ownership history for the painting, September 2015 (Clio #562825) Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - art of Wairau. Bell. July 1845 [in brushpoint] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 260 x 370 mm Provenance: The painting had been in Richard Airey's extended family, held in both New Zealand and England, since the 1840s

Date: 1849

From: [Crawford, James Coutts] 1817-1889 :[Pencil sketches and watercolours of New Zealand 1839-1850]

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898; Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889

Reference: A-229-036

Description: View from hills looking down into a broad valley with bush and pasture across the Ruamahanga River to the Rimutaka hills and the area where Featherston is now located. Based on a pencil drawing by Francis Dillon Bell, dated 1849. The drawing is located amongst Crawford's drawings at A-229-028. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil & watercolour on paper 165 x 255 mm

Date: 1844, 1848

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Fletcher, James Muir Cameron (Sir), 1914-2007; Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: C-012-007

Description: Watercolour by Charles Heaphy. Shows a young Māori woman, Meri Wikitoria Makarini of Massacre Bay. She is smiling gently, and is seated on the ground with her legs to one side. She is barebreasted with a cloak or rug covering her lower torso and legs except for the lower right leg. Meri Makarini was the granddaughter of Henare Te Keha, and the daughter of Wikitoria te Amohau and Fritz of Bremen (information from Tuckett correspondence, 12 April 1843 in Hocken Library's MS-0156, page 195?). She was baptised by Samuel Ironside on 15 January 1843. Parawhakaoho Pa (spelled on Heaphy's similar work in the British Library as Parawakao) was reportedly close to Collingwood (source of information unknown). Heaphy's very similar portrait in the British Library is dated 1844, so it seems likely that the work depicts the subject in about 1844, despite the date of 1848. In addition, Heaphy had land in the Motueka area, relatively close to Golden Bay, between December 1842 and 1845. However, in early 1848 he worked to re-establish the boundaries of native reserves allocated at Motueka and Golden Bay and may have met Meri Wikitoria a second time, making a copy of his earlier portrait. Title transcribed from item. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Charles Heaphy / 1848 This portrait is very similar to another in the British Library Add MS 19954, Folio 58 (68), titled "Meri Wikitoria [Meri Makarini] (a half cast) of Parawakao, Massacre Bay". Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 365 x 288 mm. Provenance: Previously from the collection of Sir James and Lady Fletcher who purchased it from John Leech Gallery in 2005. Previously owned by a Paris dealer, who acquired this work and four others by Heaphy and Francis Dillon Bell at a French country sale. Possibly originally owned by Francis Dillon Bell. The Library has acquired three other works from the collection, purchased 2006 and 2014, reference numbers C-025-025, C-173-001 and C-173-002. The 5th work, a panorama of New Plymouth by Bell is in Puke Ariki. Processing information: Description updated 30 August 2023 following information provided by a staff member.

Date: 1845

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: C-173-002

Description: Shows a lone gravestone with a small gated surround, high atop a hill above Nelson, with the Boulder Bank in view below. The gravestone is inscribed 'Sacred to the memory of Henry A Bell, aged 19'. Arrow (Fifeshire) Rock is set just out of view of the painting, to the lower left. Various ships and boats can be seen in the Nelson Haven area of Tasman Bay, between the Boulder Bank and the coast. One of the boats is a waka with two sails Bell's brother Henry (called by his middle name, Angelo), went to Nelson about 1841 as secretary to Arthur Wakefield. He died of typhoid within a year of arriving. Like Angelo, Francis was usually called by his middle name, Dillon Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 235 x 315 mm Provenance: Previously purchased from a Parisian dealer, and surfacing at a a French provincial auction. Possibly originally part of the collection of Francis Dillon Bell. Transfers: The Library owns several other works from the same provenance, by William Fox and Charles Heaphy purchased 2006 and 2014 (Reference numbers C-025-025, C-013-007, C-173-001 and A-465-015).

Date: 1845

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: C-173-001

Description: Shows the coastal road and hills of the Nelson foreshore, with what is now Abel Tasman National Park seen in the distance. Two Maori carry a rod between them with a line of fish hanging from it. Various houses can be seen at the road's edge, and boats of different types are in the water. One dinghy in the foreground is kept under a roofed shelter. Oxen pulling a cart can also be seen travelling the road Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - C Heaphy 1845 [in faint brushpoint] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 215 x 310 mm Provenance: Previously purchased from a Parisian dealer, who acquired the work at a French provincial auction and possibly originally part of the collection of Francis Dillon Bell. Transfers: The Library owns several other works from the same provenance, by Francis Dillon Bell and Charles Heaphy, purchased 2006 and 2014, reference numbers C-025-025, C-012-007, and C-173-002.