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Date: 1882 - 1885

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook, 1879-1888]

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919; Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898

Reference: E-035-q-1-040

Description: A view from a snow-covered rocky outcrop towards mountains with the sweep of the Tasman Glacier below. Strongly similar to a watercolour in the Library's collection by W S Green, painted after his attempt on Mount Cook in 1882 (C-133-045). Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on cream paper in sketchbook, page size 151 x 240 mm

Date: 1882

From: Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919

Reference: E-581-q-017

Description: Green and his companions crossing a crevasse in the Linda Glacier, Mount Cook. The three men are roped together and have ice-axes. Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 125 x 177 mm

Date: 1882

From: Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919

Reference: E-581-q-016

Description: Green and his companions sheltering in their sleeping bags beside a large rock, part way up Mount Cook. The mountain to the right is Mount Tasman Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 125 x 177 mm

Date: 1882

From: Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919

Reference: E-581-q-023

Description: Green and his two companions making their way up the final slope almost at the summit of Mount Cook. Green and his companions did not quite reach the summit in their climb, but they were very close. Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 125 x 177 mm

Date: 1882

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919; Baldock, Belinda, -1999

Reference: A-329-012

Description: The central peak is Mount Cook, with Mount Dampier to the right (across the Green Saddle), and the Linda Glacier (named by Green after his wife) descending from the centre of Mount Cook. The view is probably taken from Mount Dixon. In the foreground is an ice plateau with a crevasse. Framer's label (now discarded): 'Framed by Combridge & Co., printsellers, picture framers &c., 19 & 20 Grafton Street, Dublin'. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 325 x 252 mm

Date: 1882

From: Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919

Reference: E-581-q-006-1

Description: Several pukekos or swamp hens beside a river with flax and cabbage trees. Mount Cook in the background. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 117 x 91 mm

Date: 1882

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919; Baldock, Belinda, -1999

Reference: A-263-009

Description: Shows 2 climbers, packs on backs in a rocky landscape. A scene from Green, Kaufmann and Boss' attempt to scale Mount Cook, February - March 1882. Title from ink inscription in artist's hand, at foot of card (numbered 7) Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper 171 x 245 mm on mounted card 270 x 370 mm Provenance: For provenance and history see his Mount Cook from the Linda Glacier (A-263-008)

Date: 1882

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919; Baldock, Belinda, -1999

Reference: A-263-012

Description: Shows small cottage with hens in yard, a mountainous background and fenced off circular garden area Title from ink inscription, in artist's hand, at foot of card (numbered "3). Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper 171 x 249 mm mounted on card 270 x 370 mm Transfers: For provenance and history see his Mount Cook from the Linda Glacier (A-263/008). Processing information: Description changed 15 June 2022 following information from a staff member.

Date: 1882

From: Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919

Reference: E-581-q-019

Description: A snow-filled valley and mountain peaks seen from the upper slopes of Mount Cook, from the head of the Tasman Glacier. The round shape on the skyline is the Hochstetter Dome. At the base of the rocky surface to the right is the Darwin Corner. Other Titles - North-north-east Aoraki Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 125 x 177 mm

From: Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919

Reference: E-581-q-008

Description: A small tent beside a river, with foothills and a mountain beyond. A pot boiling over a camp fire, and two men seated by the river. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour and pencil, 126 x 178 mm

From: Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919

Reference: E-581-q-007

Description: Two small tents sheltered by low scrub, with foothills and a mountain beyond. A billy boiling over a camp fire, a weka walking past and a man reclining on the ground. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour with scraping out, 125 x 177 mm

Date: 1882

From: Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919

Reference: E-581-q-021

Description: Green and his two companions crossing a snow and ice-filled corridor between two rock faces on Mount Cook. The three men are roped together and have ice-axes. They are having to dodge a large chunk of ice that has broken off the ice cliff of the glacier above them. Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 177 x 125 mm

Date: 1882

By: Graphic (London, England); Cresswell, John Charles Marshall, active 1957

Reference: C-068-002

Description: Contents; Second camp on moraine of the great Tasman Glacier; A perilous night watch; Attempt to climb the eastern spur; The summit of Mount Cook; The Malte Brun chain from the slopes of Mount Cook; Among the seracs above the great plateau of Mount Cook; Eastern face of Mount Cook form Tasman Glacier. Shows W S Green, E Boss, and U. Kaufmann climbing Mt Cook in 1882. Page from The Graphic London, 29th July 1882 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: 9 wood engravings on sheet 405 x 587 mm

Date: 1882

From: Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919

Reference: E-581-q-022

Description: Green and his two companions hacking their way up the final slope before the summit of Mount Cook. The three men are roped together and have ice-axes. They are climbing through hail. Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 177 x 125 mm

From: Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919

Reference: E-581-q-010

Description: A night scene with three men seated around a fire in a roofless rock shelter. A billy is boiling over the fire and an ice-axe rests to one side. Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 125 x 177 mm

From: Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919

Reference: E-581-q-013

Description: Three mountaineers roped together and with ice axes and knapsacks on a rocky face of Mount Cook, unable to proceed any further. Loose rock is falling from the ridge occupied by the first of the climbers, who may be Green's companion Kaufmann. Possibly a close-up view of the same rock face as is shown on the previous page of the sketchbook (E-581-q-012). Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 177 x 125 mm

Date: 1882

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919; Baldock, Belinda, -1999

Reference: C-133-044

Description: A view from the Tasman Glacier looking straight up the Hochstetter Glacier with Haast Ridge on the right. The Hochstetter Icefall ends in a small lake. In the background are Mount Tasman on the right and Mount Cook on the left. In the middle ground are Green and his two companions Kaufmann and Boss. A camera tripod is to the right of the men. On the verso is a schematic outline of the watercolour, with features named and 'Line of ascent, March 1, 2 & 3 1882' marked in front of Mount Tasman and pointing up Mount Cook. Green also mentions that the outline [and therefore probably the watercolour] is taken from a photograph taken at the time. The inscriptions on the verso also include the phrase The great Tasman Glacier [from which the view is taken] Inscriptions: On associated label: title in ink; Verso - ink outline and annotations, artist's initials and the year Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on card, 325 x 252 mm

From: Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919

Reference: E-581-q-014

Description: Three mountaineers roped together and with ice axes and knapsacks sliding down a steep slope on Mount Cook. Probably a scene from the second attempt on Cook, described in Green's journal as happening on 27 February. Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 177 x 125 mm

Date: 1882

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919; Baldock, Belinda, -1999

Reference: A-263-011

Description: Shows 2 climbers beside camp-fire, one standing, on bank of Tasman River; line of fires for sheep mustering on hills in background Title from ink inscription, in artist's hand, at foot of card (numberd "4). Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper 176 x 245 mm mounted on card 270 x 370 mm Provenance: For provenance and history see his Mount Cook from the Linda Glacier (A-263/008)

Date: 1882

From: Green, William Spotswood, 1847-1919 :[Journey to New Zealand and the attempt on Mount Cook, November 1881 to March 1882, and] Dodging about Switzerland in 1879.

By: Green, William Spotswood (Rev), 1847-1919

Reference: E-581-q-025

Description: Green and his two companions roped together and fording the Hooker River after their attempt on the summit of Mount Cook. Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - title in ink Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 125 x 177 mm