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Date: 1827 - 1847

From: [Various artists] :[Costume plates of Oceania] Torino [Turin] ; Fontana, 1844

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Mercier, active 1840s; Thomson, John Mansfield, 1926-1999

Reference: A-119-025-a/026-a

Description: Shows head and shoulders profiles of 2 Maori men, tattooed and with topknots. Wahlen's book is a translation of his "Moeurs, usages et coutumes de tous les peuples du monde..." Bruxelles, 1843-44. Vol. 4. This print is probably a first state. It differs from A-119-025/026 which does not have the signature by MERCIER and which shows damage or wear on the block in the shading above the upper figure's left shoulder Other Titles - Types of natives of New Zealand [translation] Extended Title - From: Wahlen, A. Usi e costumi sociali, politici, et religiosi... Vol. 2 Oceania. Torino, 1844-1847. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - MERCIER; Recto - beneath image - Tipi degli indigeni della Nuova Zelanda Sainson visited New Zealand in the Astrolabe in early 1827. Engraved after L. A. de Sainson's \"Nouvelle Zelande: chef de Houa-Houa...\" (image reversed), and \"Nouvelle Zelande. Naturel de Teraouiti\" (image reversed). See Dumont dUrville, J. S. C. \"Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe...Atlas\". Paris: J. Tastu, 1833. Plate 53. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, handcoloured, on sheet 265 x 165 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Mr J. M. Thomson, of Wellington, in 1991.

Date: 1840 - 1849

Reference: MapColl-834.2aj/[184-?]/Acc.25390

Description: Hydrographic chart of Cloudy Bay, Whale Bay, Ocean Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound, and Admirality Islands, showing the locations of Cape Stephen, Cape Campbell, Cape Terawitte [i.e. Terawhiti], and Port Nicholson. Depths are shown around Cloudy Bay. Annotations relate to the location of ducks and pigeons. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photocopy on paper, no scale, 51.5 x 69 cm,

Date: 1840 - 1860

From: [Duppa, George] 1817-1888 :[Sketch- and account-book / George Duppa]

Reference: E-075-063/065

Description: Panoramic view of the coastline at Port Nicholson looking north with Cape Terawhiti, Sinclair Head, and entrance to the harbour indicated. Compass at top of the page. Drawn in three strips on two adjoining pages with section at the top of the page extending to the third page Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, 228 x 563 mm on three pages

Date: 1827 - 1847

From: [Various artists] :[Costume plates of Oceania] Torino [Turin] ; Fontana, 1844

By: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, 1800-; Mercier, active 1840s; Thomson, John Mansfield, 1926-1999

Reference: A-119-025/026

Description: Shows head and shoulders profiles of 2 Maori men, tattooed and with topknots. Wahlen's book is an Italian translation of his "Moeurs, usages et coutumes de tous les peuples du monde..." Bruxelles, 1843-44. Vol. 4. Compare this with A-119-025-a/026-a which is signed by the engraver MERCIER and is probably the first state. This unsigned version with damage or wear showing in the shading around the right shoulder of the upper figure is probably the second state Other Titles - Types des naturels de la Nouvelle Zelande. Types of natives of New Zealand [translations] Extended Title - From: Wahlen, A. Usi e costumi sociali, politici, et religiosi... Vol. 2 Oceania. Torino, 1844-1847. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Tipi degli indigeni della Nuova Zelanda Arrangement: The two images are on one page, one above the other, but have been numbered when originally catalogued by the Library as if they were two separate images. Sainson visited New Zealand in the Astrolabe in early 1827. Engraved after L. A. de Sainson's \"Nouvelle Zelande: chef de Houa-Houa...\" (image reversed), and \"Nouvelle Zelande. Naturel de Teraouiti\" (image reversed). See Dumont dUrville, J. S. C. \"Voyage de la corvette l'Astrolabe...Atlas\". Paris: J. Tastu, 1833. Plate 53. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, handcoloured, on sheet 265 x 165 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Mr J. M. Thomson, of Wellington, in 1991.