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Date: ca 1910s

From: Cowan, James, 1870-1943 :Collection of photographs

Reference: PAColl-3033-1-18

Description: Photograph of one of the Tattoo Rocks at Raglan with the tattoos outlined in chalk. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1931 to 1934

From: Craddock, Gerald Rainsford :Assorted photographs including New Zealand locations and Kashmir, India

Reference: PA1-o-116

Description: Album of tramps, camps, and other boy scouting activities, chiefly photographed by Gerald Rainsford Craddock, who was an active scout member and later scout master during the 1930s at Otorohanga. Maori legends and hand-drawn maps accompany the photographs, bringing New Zealand geography and history alive to the young scouts. Outings include following Te Kooti's trail, searching for caves where moa bones have been found, and climbing to various trig stations in the Waikato area. Other images show competitions for scouting badges and first aid instruction. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black leatherette cover, loose-bound album, 18 x 30 cm

Date: 1904

From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Ruapehu eruption sketchbook. 1902-1908].

Reference: E-599-027

Description: A sketch showing the craggy tops of a ridge on Mount Ruapehu. Extended Title - From his Ruapehu eruption sketchbook. 1902-1908, page 27. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing in sketchbook, 135 x 173 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2002.

Date: 1885

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: E-964-q-004

Description: A view from the harbour of the limestone pancake rocks at Te Akau, near Raglan. There is a house positioned above the rocks. The sky is a pale yellow, suggesting early morning or evening Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Raglan [in ink]; Recto - bottom left - Te Akau [in ink]; Recto - bottom right - M Wykes [in ink] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on wove paper, 152 x 240 mm (image)

Date: 1885

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: E-964-q-007

Description: A view from the harbour of the limestone pancake rocks at Te Akau, near Raglan Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Raglan [in ink]; Recto - bottom right - M Wykes [in ink] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on wove paper, 210 x 280 mm (image)

Date: 1884 - 1886

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: B-199-031

Description: Shows view looking [West?] from Coromandel. Shows [Coromandel] Harbour, and hills [of Auckland Region?] on the other side. Bush clad hills and steep islands are in the foreground. The painting is undated but is signed "M.Wykes". Mary Wykes married Thomas John Wills in 1886. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper adhered to card, 337 x 420 mm

Date: 1882

From: Hunter, Norman Mitchell b 1859 :[Sketches of New Zealand. 1882-1883]

Reference: E-328-f-103-2

Description: The coast at Port Charles showing the cliffs Other Titles - Charles Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Near Port Chales 20/10/82 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 35 x 169 mm

Date: [Circa 1900s]

Reference: PA1-o-503

Description: Album of scenic photographs taken by the New Zealand Government Tourist Department. The first part of the album concentrates on various sanatoriums, therapeutic baths and hot pools The second half of the album shows scenery in Northland, including Whangarei and the waterfalls at Whangarei; limestone rock formations at Waro; Russell and the Bay of Islands; and four views of the Waitomo Caves near Otorohanga. Other Titles - New Zealand scenery Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with red cover, entitled "New Zealand scenery" in gold lettering; 26.0 x 34.5 cm

Date: [Between 1863 and 1872]

From: Holder, Miss: Photograph albums

Reference: PA1-f-030

Description: Album of undated photographs taken by Daniel Louis Mundy, owned by `Miss Holder' (her name printed facing page 1) Scenes are all of the North Island, in particular Bay of Islands, Thames, Rotorua, Taupo, Waikato and Napier. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black leather-bound album entitled `New Zealand views'; 30.5 x 42.0 cm

Date: [1900s?]

From: New Zealand News Ltd :Photographs from the Auckland Star

Reference: PA1-q-015

Description: Album of images from various areas in the North Island. Includes images of Hawera, including streets, swimming baths, bowling greens, church buildings, the post office, hospital buildings, and public school. There are a several views inside caves, including caves and rock formations at Marakopa and Waitomo; views of coal mining at Mokau, the regatta at Ngaruawahia, cement works at Limestone Island in Whangarei Harbour, tree-felling in kauri forest. Images of Hastings include church buildings, school buildings, and other public buildings. One image shows a young man at a burial site in a cave, surrounded by a number of skulls. Photographs taken by Auckland Star photographers around the turn of the 19th-20th century. Relationship complexity - Most images are represented by original negatives donated to the Library by the Auckland Star in the 1950s Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Black cloth bound volume, labelled "This book must be returned to Mr H Brett's room"

Date: 1860 - 1861

From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook, including sketches of Dunedin, Australia, and Central Otago] 1872 [and] 1878

Reference: E-032-2-073

Description: Coastal profiles of North Cape, Cape Maria Van Diemen, Piercy Island (the Hole in the Rock, Bay of Islands), Mercury Islands, formerly known as D'Haussez Islands, and Cape Colville. Probably drawn on Hodgkins' sea voyage between Australia and New Zealand in October 1878. See E-032-2-075, dated 13 October 1878 Other Titles - Mercury Islands Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, on sketchbook page, page size 113 x 188 mm

Date: 1878

From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook, including sketches of Dunedin, Australia, and Central Otago] 1872 [and] 1878

Reference: E-032-2-072

Description: Cape Colville seen from the south, with rocky outcrops beyond the Cape at sea Probably drawn on Hodgkins' sea voyage between Australia and New Zealand in 1878. See E-032-2-075, including the date 13 October 1878 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, on sketchbook page, page size 113 x 188 mm

Date: 1926

From: Jones, Dudley William Carmalt 1874-1957 :New Zealand sketches / [by] C. J. [ca.1937].

Reference: E-347-010

Description: View of mountains across the lake with boulders in the foreground Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph of pencil sketch, 150 x 104 mm

Date: 1870 - 1879

From: Richmond, Christopher William, 1821-1895 :Sketch book ; sketches numbered 1 to 74 [i.e. 95] / [by] C W Richmond.

Reference: E-284-042

Description: Shows Mercury Bay from the sea Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 82 x 164 mm

Date: [between 1900 and 1930]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-001805-G

Description: Rock formations at Kawhia Harbour. Photograph taken by William Archer Price between 1900-1930. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Kawhia. [No.] 2023 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1864

From: Carbery, Andrew Thomas H 1836-1870 :Scrapbook. 1863 - 1868.

Reference: E-248-q-080

Description: An arched rock, possibly in Mercury Bay, Whitianga, seen in moonlight, with a canoe in choppy water in the foreground. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink and wash 68 x 117 mm

Date: [between 1900 and 1930]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-001806-G

Description: Rock formations at Kawhia Harbour. Photograph taken by William Archer Price between 1900-1930. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Kawhia. [No.] 2020 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1900

From: Artist unknown :[Seventeen watercolours by a passenger on the SS Kaikoura. ca 1900]

Reference: A-428-008

Description: Shows part of the Waihou River in the foreground, with a narrow bottleneck between cliff faces at the left. At the top right are "very early power lines from Horahora Station to Waihi" (according to accompanying recent caption) The accompanying caption slip says: "The 'bridge' is about 100m from the hotel and hot springs on the Waihou R. It is not a cave but is a large block of limestone fallen into the gorge". Inscriptions: (On accompanying caption card): [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 167 x 218 mm.

Date: 1769 - 1780 - 1773 - 1790

From: Artist unknown :Views in the South Seas [1769-1779. Drawn 1780s?]

Reference: E-329-f-006

Description: Copy of an engraving published in John Hawkesworth (1773, II, Plate 18)) after Spoering 'A fortified town or village...' from Captain James Cook's first voyage to New Zealand in 1769. Shows a Te Puta o te Paretauhinu Pa atop a pierced rock at Mercury Bay, with two canoes in front, two further empty canoes pulled up on rocks to the right, and the Endeavour at anchor to the left. Verso shows handwritten text in Dutch (translation of this text in accompanying typescript). There is some variation in the details between this and the engraved version. The scene is at Mercury Bay, not Tolaga Bay Other Titles - A view of a fortified village built on a pierced rock in New Zealand [translation]. A fortified town or village called a hippah, built on a perforated rock at Tolaga in New Zealand. Mercury Bay Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title in ink. Also verso covered in text in Dutch describing the scene Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and holograph in album 272 x 430 mm

Date: [Between 1900-1930]

From: Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives

Reference: 1/2-000212-G

Description: Overlooking bush clad hills in Coromandel, including Castle Rock. Photograph taken by William A Price between 1900 and 1930. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Castle Rock. Coromandel No 2425 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.75 x 6.5 inches