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Date: 1845 - 1865

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Churton family; Marvin, William Geoffrey, 1928-; Heaphy, Catherine Letitia, 1830-1910

Reference: A-050-027

Description: Maori group beside European military tents at river mouth, with samll bridge and trees, with ships in harbour in background. Two rowboats moored at rivermouth Attributed by the previous owner to Charles Heaphy, showing early site of Auckland and painted about the time of the Northland wars. However, the style of the work is not like Heaphy's, and Heaphy was not in Auckland in 1844. The background harbour does appear to be Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, and the work with a Heaphy-related provenance may be by a member of the Churton family. It may date from the 1860s, rather then the 1840s Inscriptions: Verso - label and other inscriptions written by seller of this work, describing it as by Charles Heaphy, showing the early site of Auckland and painted about 1844. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, with Chinese white, ink and gum arabic over pencil 109 x 198 mm on card 182 x 274 mm Provenance: By descent from Churton family, with other material connected with Charles Heaphy. (Heaphy's wife was Kate Churton)

Date: 1849 - 1860

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Robertson, Amy, active 1915-1922

Reference: C-025-003

Description: Two European men carrying guns and bags, a Maori man with a gun and a backback, and a dog in the foreground, making their way up a path though tree ferns, cabbage trees and ferns. Three Maori are seated on a low hill in the middle ground and there are volcanic cones in the middle ground and background. One of the group is likely to be the artist. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - C. Heaphy [in ink]; Recto - bottom left - Title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink, watercolour & Chinese white 414 x 540 mm

Date: 1849 - 1860

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Robertson, Amy, active 1915-1922

Reference: C-025-001

Description: Two European men, a Maori man, a dog, and a theodolite in front of the conical crater of Auckland Harbour's dormant volcanic island Rangitoto. Ferns and two low scrubby bushes are the only vegetation. The harbour and other landforms can be seen in the background. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - C. Heaphy (in ink); Recto - beneath image - Title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink, watercolour & Chinese white on buff paper 420 x 545 mm

Date: 1839 - 1840

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918; New Zealand Company

Reference: C-025-024

Description: Shows a still dark green river with a virgin kauri forest, low scrub and flax on its far bank. In the centre of the view is a row-boat, with Colonel William Wakefield in top hat seated in the stern, trailing an oar. The other occupants of the boat are a Maori named Te Whare, a Rotuman named Saturday, Dr George Robinson, Dr John Dorset and Charles Heaphy. Heaphy is thought to be the fourth from the right, the young man with brown hair and a moustache. There are several ducks on the river to the left. The scene is almost certainly the upper Wairoa River, as described by Colonel William Wakefield ' Higher up, where the river narrows to the breadth of the Thames at Kew, both sides presented magnificent forest - some entirely of kauri in a state of the greatest profusion' (quoted in The unknown Kaipara by Brian Byrne, p. 166). Shows an incident that occurred after the grounding of the Tory on 19 December 1839. Painted after the event and dated 1840. See Wakefield, E. J. Adventure in New Zealand, vol. 1 p. 156ff. The boat was being rowed from Te Kopuru up the Wairoa River. Other Titles - Kauri forest Colonel Wakefield Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - signature and date; Recto - beneath image - title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 287 x 457 mm on sheet 347 x 485 mm Provenance: Commissioned and owned by the New Zealand Company, London, until purchase in 1915 by Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull per dealer Francis Edwards.