Places

Date: 1846-1869

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: MS-Papers-1038

Description: Comprises 31 letters from Collinson to members of his family, written from Wellington, Wanganui, and Auckland with impressions of the Maori, particularly Te Rauparaha and Rangihaeata, account of 1848 earthquake, and references to Thomas Arnold (1846-1850). Also 6 letters from others, including Thomas Arnold to Collinson and other documents and letters in Maori (1847-1869). Language - Some letters in Maori Relationship complexity - See also Collinson's 'Seven years service...' at fMS-050-051, and his sketches held in the Drawings and Prints Collection. Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss (some photocopies) Finding Aids: Inventory available. Some letters include sketches

Date: 1846

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-038

Description: Shows the first Government House, built 1841, with well-established gardens, including wistaria growing over pillars of verandah, a cannon mounted in the front lawn and other houses and the spire of St Paul's Church in the background to the right On the verso of this view is the left side of Collinson's [Auckland from the head of the town valley] A-292-039. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on cream wove paper 142 x 242 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1847

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-060

Description: Looking across the houses of Wanganui in an south-eastward direction towards the river and Shakespeare cliffs. Mr King is probably Samuel Popham King, who lived with his sisters, Mary and Martha (the artist) in Wanganui. A two-storied house is prominent in the foreground, probably the King household. Right side of a 2-part panorama, with left side and beginning of title missing. On verso of A-292-059. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil & ink 163 x 228 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1848

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-067

Description: A view from across the Whanganui River of the township, with its fortifications, houses and Christ Church on the right, a flag and a flagstaff on the highest hill to the right. A tree fern is in the right foreground. The left-hand section of a panorama with A-292-068 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 261 x 360 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1847

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-063

Description: Houses (including Webster's and Robinson's), St Mary's Church and churchyard, Maori cultivation, Marsland Hill, with Maori and European fortifications, and areas of fern and garden marked on a drawing from the New Zealand Company Lands Office looking inland into New Plymouth township. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 161 x 245 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1847

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-061

Description: A detailed view of the houses and streets in the town from a high viewpoint, (the hill behind St Mary's Church) looking out to the west towards the sea. St Mary's Church and the churchyard are in the left foreground. The names of several house-owners are given, along with details of other features, including the houses of [William] Lakeman, Dorset, [Richard] Brown, "G. Inn" [Government Inn?] New Zealand Company houses [i.e. the immigration barracks], the gaol, Kawau Pa on the right, near the sea, a store (or stone?) house, the mill [Huatoki] stream, grass, streets, the bridge and gardens. The position of the South Huatoki Reef is also given, just out to sea, in line with the corner of the pa on the right. Brougham Street runs down the centre of the view, diagonally from the right bottom corner, with Vivian Street branching off to the right. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 163 x 243 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1849

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-070

Description: View from Hill Street area looking down onto the garden of Government House (now the site of the Beehive) with flagpole and sentry-box. Domett's house, which Collinson shared during his stay in Wellington, is in the left foreground. Mount Victoria is in the background and five ships and four smaller vessels are in the harbour, four of the ships identified. A faintly sketched horse is grazing in the foreground. This drawing forms an inexact panorama with A-292-071. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil with ink inscriptions Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1846 - 1847

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-055

Description: Map of a winding river close to the sea, with a pa site to its right, a church and "Jenkins" (possibly William Jenkins') house marked on the plan. Sandhills on the right are shown with contour lines and marked as "Bare sand". On verso of A-292-054 North Coast Cook Strait The identification of this pa as Waikanae is based on the presence of the house named "Jenkins". William Jenkins and his wife Pairoke lived at Waikanae, close to the pa. Their cottage survived until 1986, when it was destroyed as beyond repair Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on cream wove paper 239 x 153 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1847

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-062

Description: Part of a fence in the left foreground with a view across fern, bush and cleared and cultivated land towards Mount Taranaki and its foothills. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom centre - title & date in ink. Also, where appropriate, pencil notes indicating fern, cultivated, wood and 2000 to indicate the height of one hill in feet. The no. 51 is on the top right of the page, and 'Obs [i.e. observations?] seen at Kaiehihi' [?] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 163 x 145 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1848

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-068

Description: A view from across the Whanganui River of the Rutland Stockade, the houses at its base, the gunboat stockade at the river's edge further west, a Maori canoe in the river and in the foreground, three seated Maori men, one in European clothes, the other two in Maori clothes, identified as Horobabera, Eruera and Taiepa no [from] Taupo. Taiepa is holding a taiaha and there are two small whare closer to the river bank. The foreground scene is likely to be in Putiki Pa. The right-hand section of a panorama with A-292-067 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 262 x 346 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1847

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-050

Description: The Wanganui River in the foreground, a plain beyond with clumps of trees and low hills, leading to Tongariro in the background. The artist has indicated the direction of the flow of the river, and has marked with a cross and arrow the location of the camp of the 1847 raiding party of Maori, possibly those associated with the death of three members of the Gilfillan family. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on cream wove paper 165 x 243 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1848 - 1849

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: White, Frederick John, active 1837-1848; Swainson, William, 1789-1855

Reference: A-292-080

Description: A single mamaku or black tree-fern in a clearing, a copy of a lithograph by William Swainson probably of a Hutt Valley scene. Other native forest watercolours by White are copied from the work of William Swainson. Compare copies of the same image by Janetta Cookson at A-048-047, with title [Fern tree]. Copied N. Z. 1853. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Fred. J. White [in red-brown brushpoint]. In the upper right corner is the number 65, inscribed by T. B. Collinson. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour & gouache on paper, 330 x 234 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1847

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-069

Description: View from the hills opposite Wanganui township, looking down on the river and town, with the Gun-boat Stockade (the site of Moutoa Gardens) closest, the Main Stockade (Rutland Stockade) and the middle stockade (York Stockade). Houses and possibly a hospital are also visible as is Christ Church and St John's Wood (to the far right), with the sea horizon on the left. The nature of the terrain is also indicated as sandhills, flax swamp, fern and grass. In the distance to the right "The Taua" (a Maori raiding party) is also shown. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on 2 sheets of tracing paper 262 x 177 & 262 x 180 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1848

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: White, Frederick John, active 1837-1848

Reference: A-292-072

Description: A view of Wellington, looking up The Terrace, with gardens, fences and houses, two people walking up the road, the harbour on the left and Mt Cook and part of Mt Victoria in the background, along with a few houses on the Te Aro foreshore, possibly including Te Aro Pa. On the verso is an outline pencil sketch of the contours of the hills with the harbour from the same viewpoint. Attributed to White on stylistic grounds, especially the liberal use of red gouache. The watercolour is titled in the hand of T. B. Collinson, but is not drawn in his style. The next three sketches in this group of loose sketches are signed Fred. J. White. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - title and date in ink in the hand of T. B. Collinson Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour & gouache on paper, 138 x 226 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1849

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-071

Description: View from Hill Street area looking south past the garden of Government House (now the site of the Beehive) on the far left, (with what is probably Alfred Domett's garden in the foreground), and towards the original St Paul's Church (Museum Street), along Lambton Quay (the shoreline) and The Terrace (marked as Constitution Hill here), with Te Aro, including the Pa and Mount Cook, with the military barracks in the distance. Stables are also indicated written on the roof of a building beyond the fence of Government House and above Lambton Quay. "The Baron's" (the hotel of Baron von Alzdorf) is indicated too, along Lambton Quay. This drawing forms an inexact panorama with A-292-070. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil with ink inscriptions on paper, 231 x 331 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1846

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-040

Description: Right side of a panorama with A-292-039, showing St Paul's church, Britomart Barracks, Government House and the entrance to the Harbour. View from the Karangahape Road area of Auckland looking towards the town and harbour, across Parnell. An ink version of the full panorama is held in Manuscripts & Archives as an illustration to a letter dated 30 November 1846. Its title is Auckland from the head of the town valley. The left side of this panorama (A-292-039) shows Queen Street, the Queen Street Gaol, St Patrick's Cathedral under construction and Fort Britomart. Other Titles - Auckland from the head of the town valley, November 1846 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on cream wove paper 243 x 167 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: October or November 1849

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Bell, Francis Dillon (Sir), 1822-1898

Reference: A-292-091

Description: A view from Tuamarina Hill, looking south towards the Wither Hills and White Bluffs, with the Wairau Plain below. Spring Creek winds towards the sea in the foreground, and a large stand of bush is marked in with solid pencil in the middle distance On the verso is T. B. Collinson's pencil drawing [Tropical port with banana plantations] (A-292-092). This drawing relates to a privately-owned watercolour 'Part of Wairau, July 1845'. The watercolour shows the far hills at a greater distance and includes a section of 'Massacre hill' with two European men in the foreground. The details of the Wairau Plain are very similar in both works. The date on the watercolour is earlier than the date on this view but Bell possibly made a copy for T. B. Collinson, in whose sketchbook this drawing appears. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - title and date and attribution in ink in the hand of T. B. Collinson. Bottom centre title in pencil, probably in the hand of Francis Dillon Bell Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 164 x 236 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1846

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-039

Description: Left side of a two-part panorama with A-292-040. View from modern Karangahape Road area looking down the valley that now has Queen Street running down it, with houses and fields, the harbour beyond and Rangitoto in the background to the right. In the distance on the right, the prominent building on the skyline of the hills is Fort Britomart; at the bottom of the valley the nearest large building is the Queen Street Gaol; on the far left at the top of the slope is the St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral under construction. The right-most ship is the Colonial Brig (Victoria). The right side of the panorama (A-292-040) includes St Paul's Church, Britomart Barracks and Government House and is titled Auckland 1846. Other Titles - Auckland 1846 An ink version of the full panorama with title Auckland from the head of the town valley, is held in the Manuscripts and Archives Collection, with annotations, and with several noted Maori in the foreground, including Tamihana te Rauparaha and Te Kawau. The ink version illustrates a letter dated 30 November 1846 in Ms Paper 1038, folder 1. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on cream wove paper 243 x 168 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1848

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: A-292-078/079

Description: A two-part panorama of an extensive view of the Wairarapa across the plain formed by the Ruamahanga River in the Pihautea area, South Wairarapa (between the east shore of Lake Wairarapa and the Ruamahanga river, close to modern Martinborough). Hills, areas of bush and flat fern-covered plains are indicated. Hakeke (later Glenmorven) the run of Hugh Morrison, is indicated in the background of the left-hand side. Pukengaki, also known as Te Ngaki-a-Totara or Jury's Island, was part of C. R. Bidwill's run and appears as a conical hill in the centre horizon of the left-hand view, as well as other hills moving towards the centre of the view. In the right-hand portion, the Ruamahanga River curves past bush, forming an island, and there are two cabbage trees on the far right. On the recto of these two drawings is another panorama of the Wairarapa 'Morissons Run ...' 1848' (A-292-076/077). Other Titles - Glenmorven Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title. Other inscriptions written on the relevant features. The number of now untraceable Maori names on the view suggests that Collinson may have been supplied with local names by a Maori informant. Quantity: 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink over pencil on 2 sheets, 263 x 357 and 257 x 361 mm (irregular) Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].

Date: 1848 - 1849

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard 1822-1902 :Seven years service on the borders of the Pacific Ocean, 1843-1850

By: White, Frederick John, active 1837-1848; Swainson, William, 1789-1855; Clarke, Cuthbert Charles, 1818-1863

Reference: A-292-075

Description: A copy, with some variations of a lithograph from an original drawing by William Swainson 'Fern-Tree', lithographed by Cuthbert Clarke at St John's College, Auckland in 1849. Both versions show the central tree-fern with its dead branches hanging around the trunk, a standing (armed with a spear) Maori male and a seated Maori woman to the left of the trunk and low scrub beyond. White's watercolour has the addition of another Maori male walking off into the bushes to the right of the trunk of the tree-fern. It is possible that White copied Swainson's drawing, rather than Clarke's lithograph version of this view. See A-004-007 for a copy of the lithograph, which is very rare, and in which Clarke has accidentally reversed the Ns in Swainson's name, and almost in the title, although that is corrected. See also White's 'Black tree-fern' (A-292-073), which tends to suggest that White was copying Swainson's drawing, rather than the lithograph, because it is not reversed, like the lithograph. However the fact that both of Swainson's drawings that he is known to have copied were lithographed by Clarke in Auckland, may suggest that White saw the drawings in Auckland. T. B. Collinson, amongst whose sketches the watercolours by Fred White are located, visited St John's College and White, a fellow member of the Royal Marines, may have visited with him and seen the Swainson drawings there.. Other Titles - Fern-Tree, after William Swainson and Cuthbert Clarke. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Fred. J. White [in red-brown brushpoint]; Recto - top right - 64 [in pencil, numbered by T. B. Collinson. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour & gouache on paper, 331 x 236 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50].