Places

Date: 1827 - 1838 - 1828

From: Earle, Augustus 1793-1838 :Sketches illustrative of the Native Inhabitants and Islands of New Zealand from original drawings by Augustus Earle Esq, Draughtsman of H. M. S. "Beagle". London, Lithographed and Published under the auspices of the New Zealand Association by Robert Martin & Co, 1838

Reference: PUBL-0015-07

Description: Seated portrait of Kawakawa (Bay of Islands) chief Rangituke, his wife leaning on his shoulder, his son seated at his feet, viewed, according to the artist, 'from the window of my hut at the Bay of Islands' (Russell or Kawakawa?). A carved storehouse is in the right background and a whare and storage platform on the left, with the sea beyond. According to Earle 'it illustrates the general attachment of the natives of New Zealand to their wives and children'. Based on Earle's oil painting 'Portrait of Arangi Tooker [Rangituke] ... with his wife and son ... [1827]' (G-634) Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured 289 x 235 mm

Date: 1840

From: Polack, Joel Samuel, 1807-1882 :Manners and customs of the New Zealanders. London, James Madden & Hatchard and son, 1840.

By: Polack, Joel Samuel, 1807-1882

Reference: PUBL-0064-2-TP

Description: Two sailing ships and a Maori canoe in the foreground, with other smaller craft beyond. Across the water is the artist's house, with three buildings and a fenced formal garden rising behind the house, a circular bed to the right and a large tree near the top. The name Parramatta, from Parramatta in Sydney, is no longer in use; Kororareka has been renamed as modern Russell Other Titles - Kororareka Extended Title - From: Polack, J. S. Manners and customs of the New Zealanders. London, James Madden & Hatchard and son, 1840. Vol 2, opp. title page. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 72 x 92 mm

Date: 1840 - 1846

From: Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842 :Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie ... 1838 - 1842. Atlas pittoresque. Paris, A. Gide, 1846.

By: Le Breton, Louis Auguste Marie, 1818-1866; A Gide, active 1846; Blanchard, Henri Pierre Leon Pharamond, 1805-1873

Reference: PUBL-0028-184

Description: Several Maori dwellings, and a storage platform inside a pa, probably at Russell. The nearest house has a carved lintel and elaborate carvings can be seen inside the door. Part of a large war canoe can be seen to the right Other Titles - Houses of the natives, Bay of Islands Another copy at B-187-008 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, black and white, 202 x 303 mm

Date: 1890

From: Sherrin, Richard Arundell Augur, 1832-1893 :Early history of New Zealand, from earliest times to 1840 / R A A Sherrin and J H Wallace. Auckland, Brett, 1890.

By: Earle, Augustus, 1793-1838

Reference: PUBL-0099-446

Description: A panoramic view in two sections, with features numbered, including views of Russell and Paihia. The image is taken from Robert Burford's Description of a view of the the Bay of Islands ... 1838, from drawings made by Augustus Earle Esq. (in 1827 and 1828). Burford's leaflet was produced to accompany a diorama shown in London, in Leicester Square in 1838. ATL copy at NZ&P q993.1 SHE 1890 Extended Title - From Sherrin and Wallace's "Early history of New Zealand from earliest times to 1840", page 446 Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on page of book.. Physical Description: Photolithograph

Date: 1840 - 1846

From: Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842 :Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie ... 1838 - 1842. Atlas pittoresque. Paris, A. Gide, 1846.

By: Le Breton, Louis Auguste Marie, 1818-1866; A Gide, active 1846; Sabatier, Leon Jean-Baptiste, -1887

Reference: PUBL-0028-183

Description: A view from above Russell looking down into the bay, with 16 ships at anchor and two others in the distance. The houses of Russell can be seen below to the left and in the foreground pedestrians and horsemen pass by on a road. Other Titles - Mooring place at Kororareka (Russell), Bay of Islands, 1840 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, black and white, 235 x 397 mm

Date: 1827 - 1838

From: Earle, Augustus 1793-1838 :Sketches illustrative of the Native Inhabitants and Islands of New Zealand from original drawings by Augustus Earle Esq, Draughtsman of H. M. S. "Beagle". London, Lithographed and Published under the auspices of the New Zealand Association by Robert Martin & Co, 1838

Reference: PUBL-0015-02

Description: The artist and his friend, Mr Shand, seated in a rocky inlet, surrounded by bush, in coversation with Hongi Hika and a group of family and other attendants. Two canoes are drawn up on the beach to the left and other Maori are visible in the distance. A carved figure leans from a rock behind and above Hongi. There are rifles and cartridge cases on the ground and one man is holding a taiaha. The scene is on a beach close to Russell (Kororareka) and took place in November 1827. Other Titles - Hongi Hika Based on an oil in the Library's collection: Meeting of the artist with the wounded chief Hongi, by Augustus Earle (G-707) Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured 239 x 379 mm

Date: 1827 - 1838 - 1828

From: Earle, Augustus 1793-1838 :Sketches illustrative of the Native Inhabitants and Islands of New Zealand from original drawings by Augustus Earle Esq, Draughtsman of H. M. S. "Beagle". London, Lithographed and Published under the auspices of the New Zealand Association by Robert Martin & Co, 1838

Reference: PUBL-0015-03

Description: A scene at Russell (Kororareka) looking out into the Bay, with the islands and hills opposite. Four slaves are pounding fern root on rocks beside two fires, watched by their masters; a third fire on the right has a group of four Maori huddled around it. A storehouse (pataka) and other storage mechanisms, including a platform on poles and forked sticks holding bundles containing food, and several other low houses with raupo thatch are surrounded by palisades. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured 233 x 367 mm

Date: 1851, 1852

From: Oliver, Richard Aldworth, 1811-1889: A series of lithographic drawings from sketches in New Zealand

Reference: PUBL-0032-6

Description: A group of Māori in front of a tent shelter. The group includes two seated women, one breast-feeding an infant, a naked todler reclining in front and two young men standing behind, one with a rifle and cartridge case. A tewhatewha lies in front on top of a pile of cloaks. A third woman kneels to the right, her back to the artist and her face hidden. According to Oliver's accompanying text, the scene is at Kororāreka (modern Russell) in 1851, during the feast (hākari) put on by Tamati Waka Nene. Text reads: 'The man on the right with the musket is Neddy, who fought against us under Heki (Hone Heke) at Ruapekapeka. The girl next to him is Maria ... the woman with the baby is said to be the daughter of the Chevalier Dillon; and on the left is Jane, who was famous for her personal attractions ...The old lady kneeling on the right is "Na Nuia" Pomare's wife, who placed herself in that becoming attitude to avoid having her portrait taken.' 'Jane, who was famous for her personal attractions' may be Jane Gray, daughter of Alexander Gray and Kotero Hinerangi. Title transcribed from item. The Library has an original watercolour version of this lithograph at C-054-021. The Library has an uncoloured version of the tinted lithograph at C-054-006. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: 1 hand-coloured lithograph, 268 x 391 mm

Date: 1835 - 1836

From: Polack, Joel Samuel, 1807-1882 :New Zealand ; being a narrative of travels and adventures during a residence in that country during the years 1831 and 1837. London, Richard Bentley, 1838.

By: Polack, Joel Samuel, 1807-1882

Reference: PUBL-0115-1-front

Description: Looking along the beachline from the hill to the west, showing European houses, the pa in the centre, gardens, rowboats and canoes pulled up on shore and yachts and canoes in the water. The view was probably drawn about 1835 or 1836. The artist's own house was along the beachfront at Russell. Extended Title - From Polack, J. S. New Zealand, being a narrative of travels ... London, 1838, Vol 1 frontispiece Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Aquatint, 93 x 155 mm

Date: 1840 - 1846

From: Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842 :Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie ... 1838 - 1842. Atlas pittoresque. Paris, A. Gide, 1846.

By: Le Breton, Louis Auguste Marie, 1818-1866; A Gide, active 1846; Blanchard, Henri Pierre Leon Pharamond, 1805-1873

Reference: PUBL-0028-182

Description: View from the flagstaff at Russell , with American Consul, James Reddy Clendon's American flag flying, and three people standing at the base of the flagpole, looking out towards the entrance to the Bay of Islands. Clendon's home was at Okiato, but the view of the entrance to the Bay of Islands seems more likely to have been from a high point at Russell. Other Titles - Entrance to the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, 1840 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 235 x 397 mm

Date: 1891

From: New Zealand Graphic & Ladies Journal

By: Martin, Josiah, 1843-1916

Reference: PUBL-0163-1891-001

Description: A headstone surrounded by a low wooden fence, with trees and a building in the background. Other graves with wrought iron fences are visible, two people are seated at the foot of a nearby tree and sheep are grazing amongst the graves. The words 'Sacred to the memory of' and 'H. M. S. Hazard' are visible on the memorial stone. Extended Title - From: New Zealand Graphic & Ladies Journal, No. 22, May 1891, p. 7. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving

Date: 1827 - 1838 - 1828

From: Earle, Augustus 1793-1838 :Sketches illustrative of the Native Inhabitants and Islands of New Zealand from original drawings by Augustus Earle Esq, Draughtsman of H. M. S. "Beagle". London, Lithographed and Published under the auspices of the New Zealand Association by Robert Martin & Co, 1838

Reference: PUBL-0015-06

Description: A European man, probably Earle himself, being led down a steep path by a Maori with a mere on his wrist and a taiaha over his shoulder and gesturing towards the beachside settlement of Kororareka (Russell) in the background. A second Maori man is behind Earle, carrying his baggage with a gourd balanced atop the load. There is a ship in the bay, two canoes being rowed into shore, other canoes pulled up on the beach, and European houses on the flat land at the water's edge. Several whare, a storage platform and felled tree trunks to the right on the hill. A cabbage tree and another tall tree frame the view on the left. Other Titles - Kororareka. Russell. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured 239 x 368 mm