Places

Date: 1848

By: Taylor, Richard (Rev), 1805-1873; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: A-247-029

Description: Shows Taylor's two-storeyed mission house seen across a field. See Richard Taylor Sketchbook, E-296-q-055-3 for a similar view Other Titles - New Zealand Inscriptions: In K. A. Webster's hand: "by Rev. Richd Taylor" Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink, 177 x 110 mm Provenance: Purchased: Geo. Legges Esq.

Date: 1857

By: Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875; Brooks, Vincent, active 1850s-1880s; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: A-109-043-a

Description: View looking down from Mount Pleasant towards the township of Lyttelton, with streets, houses, churches, commercial buildings and wharves visible. Several ships moored in the stream, Quail Island can be seen to the right and the hills opposite (Diamond Harbour, Purau, Teddington). In the foreground are cabbage trees to the left and rocky outcrops to the right After Edmund Norman's lithograph: Lyttelton, Port Victoria, 1855, reference number B-051-006, which in its turn is based on an ink drawing in the Library's collection, Lyttelton Port Victoria, reference number B-009-008. A second very similar drawing with the same title is held at B-009-009 Extended Title - From: Hursthouse, Charles. New Zealand or Zealandia. Opposite p.226 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, tinted, 89 x 153 mm

Date: 1865

By: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: Eph-D-NEWSPAPER-Evening-Mail-1865-01

Description: Arrangement of text. Reproduces a double spread of the newspaper, showing the shipping intelligence, commercial news, latest telegrams, local news. Editorial starts with the words :"We have much gratification in laying before our readers this, our first issue printed with our own plant in our own printing office". Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, on silk, 540 x 690 mm. Provenance: Previously part of the Webster Collection, stamped and numbered 3418.

Date: 1891

By: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: A-048-006

Description: A view from a shore looking into the Sound with four yachts on the water. The exact location within Queen Charlotte's Sound has not been identified Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on card, 140 x 215 mm

Date: 1842 - 1857

By: Smith, Hannah Stephenson, 1813-1891; Brooks, Vincent, active 1850s-1880s; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: A-256-039-a

Description: Mount Taranaki on the left in the distance. Two cottages in a clearing backed by tall trees in the middle ground, with fenced in gardens. In the foreground a field with sheep and cattle and hay being hauled on a cart by oxen. The artist is very likely to be Hannah Stephenson Smith who drew views of a later family home in Taranaki, and was also the sister of the author of the book in which this view appeared as the frontispiece. Extended Title - From: Hursthouse, C. New Zealand or Zelandia, the Britain of the South. London, 1857. Frontispiece. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Tinted lithograph, 90 x 150 mm on sheet 120 x 180 mm

Date: 1848 - 1852

By: Warre, Henry James, 1819-1898; Gold, Charles Emilius, 1809-1871; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: A-172-013

Description: A rough sketch with a view from Thorndon, looking towards Lambton Quay, and Te Aro, with Government House and its flagpole in the foreground, the waterfront (Lambton Quay) with several houses visible, Clay Point indicated and Mount Cook beyond it, with the Barracks. Bush with either tree ferns or cabbage trees is indicated in the near foreground. There are three ships in the harbour Attribution: attributed by the Library on cataloguing, 1980, to H J Warre. However the handwriting is not that of Warre, and the style appears less precise than his. This is one of four drawings in the same hand, with the same provenance, (A-172-013 to -016) one of which appears to be a preliminary drawing for a watercolour by Colonel C E Gold. The group of four was reattributed to Gold in 2011 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 222 x 285 mm

Date: 1857

By: Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875; Brooks, Vincent, active 1850s-1880s; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: A-109-043

Description: View looking down from Mount Pleasant towards the township of Lyttelton, with streets, houses, churches, commercial buildings and wharves visible. Several ships moored in the stream, Quail Island can be seen to the right and the hills opposite (Diamond Harbour, Purau, Teddington). In the foreground are cabbage trees to the left and rocky outcrops to the right After Edmund Norman's lithograph: Lyttelton, Port Victoria, 1855, reference number B-051-006, which in its turn is based on an ink drawing in the Library's collection, Lyttelton Port Victoria, reference number B-009-008. A second very similar drawing with the same title is held at B-009-009 Extended Title - From: Hursthouse, Charles. New Zealand or Zealandia. Opposite p.226 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, tinted, 89 x 153 mm

Date: 1867

By: Hutton, Thomas Biddulph, 1824-1886; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: A-256-025

Description: View looking south-east along the beach from a rocky point. The Anglican church is in the centre and a row of houses is on the shoreline at the foot of the hills in the background Supplied title Published in: William Williams, Christianity among the New Zealanders, 1867 Possibly derived from a drawing by T. B. Hutton 'Paihia, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, from John Fox's Point, 1860'. The original of the Hutton watercolour is at E-137-1-002. Both views are taken from the same spot but there are some differences between the two Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Tinted lithograph, 89 x 139 mm

Date: 1860 - 1890

By: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889; Fergusson and Mitchell (Firm); Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: A-259-009

Description: A plain in the foreground, with several Maori dwellings amongst scattered cabbage trees. Rotoaira Lake in the middle distance and part of Tongariro Mount rising behind. The artist has drawn a plume of steam rising from the flank of the mountain Engraved by an unknown artist after a drawing by James Coutts Crawford. See Ellis, E.M. Early prints of N.Z. p. 193, no. 799 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Tongariro Rotoaira. [in ink, in Crawford's hand] Original sketch by Crawford done on 1862 trip held at E-051-045/046. cf A-259-008 Junction of Moawhanga with Rangitikei ...which appears to have been removed from the same unknown publication. Untitled proof of engraving for unidentified publication; titled version held in Richard Taylor's sketchbook E-296-012-3 (neg. 1/2-050424) Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving 78 x 149 mm on sheet 114 x 188 mm

Date: 1869

From: [Programmes and ephemera of octavo size for drama productions in New Zealand]

By: Guthrie, John Steele, -1900; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-1869-01

Description: Arrangement of text. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on pink paper, folded, 202 x 131 mm. Provenance: From the Webster Collection, no 3804.

Date: 1803

By: Webber, John, 1751-1793; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: B-054-038

Description: A pa on Motuara Island, Queen Charlotte Sound. A group of Maori stand centrally with a ring of dwellings surrounding them Published in: Cook, J. Reizen rondom de waereld. Pl. 76 Derived from engraving by Pouncy after Webber on Cook's 3rd voyage in: Cook, J. A voyage to the Pacific Ocean. London 1784 Pl. 10 Other Titles - View of a fortified village of New Zealand [translation] Extended Title - From Cook, James. Reizen rondom de waerld. Pl 76 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, b&w 235 x 378 mm

Date: 1849 - 1852 - 1854

By: Abbot, Edward Immyns, 1822-1849; Wilson, Frederick J, active 1850s; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: B-051-014-b

Description: View of Dunedin in 1849 taken from a park-like foreground area with a man, a woman, and a child admiring the view, framed by trees, with the embryo town in the middle distance on the left, the harbour on the right and hills in the background. Based on a watercolour in the Hocken Library, completed 1849. The lithograph is considered to have been published approximately 1853. "Little Paisley" (the name is no longer current) was so named because it was a settlement of weavers, from Paisley. It was on the site of the present Southern Cemetery. The Library has a postcard copy of the original watercolour in the Drawings and Prints photo file. Ellis no. 524. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph in tints, hand-coloured, 179 x 274 mm

Date: 1914 - 1844 - 1847

By: Brett Printing and Publishing Company Ltd; New Zealand Graphic and Star Printing Works; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: A-015-019-c

Description: A large whare with carved figures along the near side, a porch and painted rafters (kowhaiwhai) Supplement to: Brett's Christmas annual 1914 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph 235 x 338 mm

Date: 1862

By: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: A-229-057

Description: Shows a fenced compound containing two farmhouses with dense bush behind. A horse grazes in the foreground. Within the fence are two men talking, one leaning on a shovel, another horse, a wheelbarrow, two tree trunks and a stacked pile of planks. The two houses are single-storied with verandahs supported by colums. Part of a third building, probably a farm shed, can be seen on the left. The property is that of Willie Swainson. A-229-058 on verso of A-229-057 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and ink 130 x 177 mm

Date: 1891

By: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: A-256-026

Description: A small chapel close to the beach, looking out into the Bay, with small canoes and islands. Extended Title - From White, John. Ancient history of the Maori. Wellington, 1891. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 91 x 170 mm (image) on sheet 124 x 203 mm

Date: 1860 - 1869

By: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-1860s

Description: Includes programmes featuring: [Second entertainment in Wellington, 30 September 1864] "Mary Queen of Scots" by Miss Aitken, and "Mrs Caudle's lecture on Caudle's shirt buttons". Readings and songs by Mr Russell, Mr J Batson. [Signed] M E Aitken. [Photocopy only]. [Programme /newscutting]. Christchurch Artillery Volunteers. Grand Vocal and Instrumental concert in aid of the Battery Funds. Town Hall Christchurch. 12 October 1869. William Reeves, printer, Christchurch. Grand concert in aid of the funds of the Orphan Home, St Stephen's. 18 September 1866. Book of words. Auckland, W C Wilson, printer "Herald" Office, 1866. (Photocopy only - original in Lush Collection, Auckland Museum Library MS 780) Identity of M E Aitken as Mary Aitken not verified. Quantity: 3 programmes or flyers.. Physical Description: Printed programmes or flyers, up to octavo size, some illustrated. Provenance: Photocopy donated by D C Sutherland in 1994. Newscutting originally from Webster Collection, stamped number 3823.

Date: 1875

By: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: Eph-B-POLITICS-1875-01

Description: Requisition with names of 42 electors and residents in the Manawatu electorate asking Buller to allow himself to be nominated as a candidate for the general elections of 1875. Also includes Bullers reply, with an outline of his views and policies on Provincial Government, the borrowing of money, the re-constitution of the Upper House, native affairs. He promises to support a branch railway from Foxton to Sandon, and the location of a special settlement at Fitzherberton. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress, on sheet 265 x 209 mm.

Date: 1880

By: Halcombe, Edith Stanway, 1844-1903; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: A-226-021

Description: Looking south along the coastline, with smow-clad Mount Taranaki in the background, the sea cliffs in the foreground. The view is framed by a tall tree on the right. A fence runs along the foreground Inscriptions: Recto - bears a printed label: Prepared millboard. Windsor and Newton Limited ... Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on millboard 252 x 355 mm

Date: 1865 - 1885

From: William Brown & Co. :[Letterheads illustrative of Taranaki] / Wm Brown & Co. sc. - [1870s?] (London ; Wm Brown & Co.).

By: William Brown & Company; Williams, Edward Arthur, 1824-1898; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: A-256-044

Description: The Waiwhakaiho Bridge (also known as Henui Bridge) in the middle distance with Mount Taranaki in the background. Based on an original by Edward Arthur Williams The Williams original watercolour is in the Library's collection at E-342 Other Titles - Waiwhakaiho Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, 88 x 124 mm

Date: 1870 - 1879

From: [Ephemera of quarto size concerning police, policemen, policing, crime prevention]

By: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: Eph-B-POLICE-1870s-01

Description: Single typescript page by an anonymous witness tells of seeing a man at a hotel in Waitati, 17 miles north of Dunedin. Because of his suspicions that the man was connected with a recent murder of a young couple named Dewar and their child, he advised the local policeman Charles Colborne, who telegrammed policeman Townsend of Waikouaiti. The arrested man was Robert Butler, alias Lee, alias Donnelly, alias Medway. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Carbon copy of typescript on sheet 330 x 205 mm. Provenance: From the collection of Mr Ken A Webster.