Places

Date: 1845 - 1890 - 1850 - 1900

By: Rollason, James Bernard Richard Walter, 1856-1906; Futter, Frederick Roy, 1906-2001

Reference: G-701

Description: Shows a coach and four about to cross a bridge over Ngauranga stream in the foreground. The Hutt Road is visible to the right. Three buildings, including Futter's Tavern in the background. There is a half-canoe monument to Te Wharepouri, upright in the ground beyond the buildings and below the hills Quite possibly a copy of an earlier work by another artist. Other known historical paintings by Rollason appear to be copied. He was known to be painting around 1900. See 'Ngauranga, late 1840s' negative 19460 1/2 for a possible original for Rollason's painting. The artist for 'Ngauranga, late 1840s' is unknown and the photographic print was among collection items held by Anthony Murray-Oliver, with no accompanying documentation. It seems likely that the painting was lent for copying in the 1960s. One extra detail in 'Ngauranga, late 1840s' is a cross on top of the hill closest to the sea; however, it lacks the additional cart and horse on the far side of the stream. The painting includes a view of Futter's Tavern. See also Brees, S.C. N'Houranga. engraving, plate 5, no.8 in his Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand (London, 1847) for an earlier view of Ngauranga with the monument to Te Wharepouri Other Titles - Ngahauranga Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Rollason [in red brush-point] Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on board 440 x 596 mm (sight)

Date: 1849

By: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant (Hon), 1820-1895; McLeod, Katie, active 1990

Reference: B-063-041

Description: Shows the Akaroa foreshore with James Bruce's hotel and jetty, tents and cottages, a flagpole, canoes and a bridge over the small Kaitangata Stream, with hills beyond. Some figures appear to be Maori, and there are crossed canoe paddles forming the open end of the tent or whare on the right. The view is located in southern Akaroa, in 'English Town' Compare with ink sketch of same scene, with same title and date, also by Mantell (A-049-023). Other Titles - January Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Akaroa / 22 Jan.1849. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 272 x 382 mm.

Date: 1843

From: Wakefield, Edward Jerningham 1820-1879 :Illustrations to "Adventure in New Zealand". Lithographed from original drawings taken on the spot by Mrs Wicksteed, Miss King, Mrs Fox, Mr John Saxton, Mr Charles Heaphy, Mr S. C. Brees and Captain W. Mein Smith. London, Smith Elder & Co, 1845.

Reference: PUBL-0011-09-1

Description: The first and left-hand section of a three part panoramic view of New Plymouth, shortly after its establishment as a New Zealand Company settlement. Shows the mouth of the Huatoki Stream and the waterfront of the township, with cows drinking at the water's edge, the stream bridged, with a canoe sailing along it, houses and various features indicated, including "Point near the mouth of the Waitera [Waitara] River, Company's Emigration Depot, Company's Hospital and forge, Mr Merchant['s house], Messrs Perry, Mr Shaw, Company's Survey Officer, Wesleyan Chapel, Company's Store, Devon Hotel, Freemason Arms, Mr Ibbotson, Mr Scott, Mr Lakeman, Church, Messrs Vercoe, Mr Webster, Mr Grube". A small boat is being dragged out of a tent shelter on the left, several people are tilling crops in their gardens, there are sheep on the background hills to the left, people and horses and carts in the streets, and barrels outside the Freemason's Arms. The accompanying text reads: The spectator stands with his back to the sea, in the garden of the [New Zealand or Plymouth] Company's agent. There is only an open Roadstead [Harbour] here, and the colonists are essentially agricultural. Surf-boats, however, and excellent moorings, provided by the Company, facilitate the landing of passengers and goods. Mount Egmont is distant about fifteen miles. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured 237 x 475 mm

Date: 1840 - 1849

By: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889; Crawford, Henry Nevay (Brigadier), 1907-1993

Reference: A-229-008

Description: Kaiwharawhara stream and bridge in foreground; across the stream is a raupo hut and John Lodge's two-storeyed public house (also known as the Rainbow Hotel or Kaiwharawhara Hotel). The raupo whare is either one built for road-makers, or the immigration barracks built by Te Kaeaea (Taringa Kuri) to house Scottish colonists put ashore at Kaiwharawhara in December 1840. The area is shown before the 1855 earthquake, which raised the flat land in this part, and made the stream more shallow. The road up the hill on the near side of the stream is the Porirua Bridle Path, 6 feet wide. On the far side of the stream is the original Porirua coach road. (Information from Kapi-Mana news, Vol 23 no. 14, 10 March 1981, p. 22, by William Secker). Original deposited by on indefinite loan by Brigadier H N Crawford, August 1968. (See TL 2/56). Bequeathed to the Library in 1993 See also Onslow Historian, Vol 6 no 3, 1976, p. 9. Other Titles - Kaiwharawhara Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 177 x 261 mm