Places

Date: 1840 - 1841

By: Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: C-011-006

Description: View from Tinakori Hill, looking down over Thorndon, showing the Immigration Barracks, the first St Paul's Church and a single house on the shore at Oriental Bay. The view looks across the harbour towards Mount Victoria and Evans Bay. There are several dead trees on Thorndon Flat. Point Jerningham is on the left across the water, and there are six ships and several smaller vessels in the harbour. Two flags are flying close to the shore The Hocken Library holds a lithograph (possibly a unique surviving copy) of this view, published by Jones & Bluett, Wellington, 1841. The view is taken at much the same time as Heaphy's 'Thorndon Flat, April 1841' (C-025-010) Features marked along the top, but trimmed, so that they are all incomplete: 'n Houses' is probably Immigration Houses'; 'a Esq.r' is probably Duppa Esquire [house in Oriental Bay]; 'Church' is probably St Paul's Church; 'ia' is the end of Mt Victoria; 'Bay' on the left, is Evans Bay. Dating: the associated lithograph was published in 1843. St Paul's Church, Museum Street, was consecrated in 1844, but possibly completed some time before 1844. Other Titles - Tinakori Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen and brown ink drawing 206 x 307 mm Provenance: Collection of Alexander Turnbull, purchased 1915, from Francis Edwards. Formerly New Zealand Company collection

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; New Zealand Company; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: C-013-017

Description: View of rolling seas landing on a beach, with European dwellings surrounded by fenced gardens, cleared bush behind and hills. Exhibited in 'Picturing Paradise; the colonial watercolours of William Fox', Exhibition at National Library Gallery 25 February - 18 June 2000; Hocken Library, Dunedin, 11 September - 15 October 2000. Curated by Jill Trevelyan. Exhibited in 'Treasures in Trust' exhibition to celebrate 75th anniversary of the Alexander Turnbull Library in 1995. On the recto of the painting, at the top, is "No. 270" with part of the New Zealand Company stamp, probably originally with the same date as drawing no. 271. The title on the work is a later addition and is probably a transcription of the original title supplied by the artist to the New Zealand Company. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Ocean Bay [in pencil, probably not in the artist's hand] William Fox, New Zealand Company Agent in Nelson, visited Port Underwood in January 1848. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 330 x 715 mm Provenance: Purchased with other New Zealand Company material by Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull, from Francis Edwards, London, 1915.