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Date: 1814 - 1964

By: Mitchell, Leonard Cornwall, 1901-1971; British and Foreign Bible Society; Moody, B S (Mrs), active 1970s

Reference: C-077-025

Description: Marsden, his eyes closed, a Bible in his left hand, standing slightly left of centre in a makeshift pulpit draped with black cloth, preaching to a congregation of Maori and Pakeha men, women and children at Rangihoua, Bay of Islands. At least two of the congregation are also holding Bibles. Maori dwellings and canoes beyond on the beach, with European rowboats also pulled up on the beach. The original painting from which the reproductions were taken - a watercolour according to information supplied at the time of the donation, but the reproduction looks more like an oil, and oils were the artist's normal medium - was sent to America, presumably to the Bible Society in New York. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Leonard C. Mitchell Commissioned by the Bible Society to mark the 150th anniversary of the occasion depicted and said to be one of only two reproductions made from the original watercolour, the other held by the Bible Society in Wellington. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 390 x 481 mm (sight) Provenance: Mrs Moody was the widow of a former Secretary of the Bible Society in New Zealand.

Date: 1837 - 1842

By: Methodist Missionary Society

Reference: B-121-024

Description: Extensive view by Whangaroa harbour above Touwai Bay with bush-clad hills. In the left foreground is a meandering river with mangrove swamps, and the stumps of several large trees. In the centre and right foreground are several fenced and cleared areas. A style leads over the fence to the right and three men and a dog are following a pathway towards a group of buildings, including a house and several sheds in the middle distance. A woman and child are on another section of the path closer to the buildings. The buildings look down over the harbour. On the water are several canoes, including a long war canoe in the distance. Identified as Whangaroa Harbour from a photograph in Barry Mitcalf's book "Northland, New Zealand" (1984), p. 32. top of page, showing a view looking down into Whangaroa Harbour from the peak of St Paul's. The right foreground topography appears to match that shown in this drawing. A researcher familiar with Whangaroa (visited 20 August 2008) confirmed the topography as Whangaroa and suggested the likely identity of the mission station. James Shepherd had close links with the Methodist mission station at nearby Kaeo. Compare another view of Shepherd's mission station taken from the opposite side ' N W View of Mr Shephears House in Wangaroa, Nov 13 1841' by Richard Taylor E-296-q-031-3. Dating: date of 1838 suggested by paper watermarked 1837, in England, before the artist visited New Zealand. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on wove paper 206 x 404 mm Provenance: From the Methodist Missionary Society, London.

Date: 1840 - 1860

By: Bannister, J, active 1850s

Reference: A-015-025

Description: A church and mission station on the north side of the Waingaro (Raglan) Harbour, Waikato. Te Horea, the first mission station of James and Mary Ann Wallis is shown. There are Maori and Pakeha walking up the path to the church, others standing on the bank of the river and two canoes emptying their passengers, with three more drawing up. The library holds a similar view at B-088-014. Derived with considerable alteration from Baxter print in: The Wesleyan juvenile offering. London, 1846. Frontispiece. (B-088-014) Ellis [Early prints of New Zealand] no. 1778 Other Titles - Whaingaroa Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Col. lithograph 97 x 160 mm

Date: 1844

By: Angas, George French, 1822-1886; Fuller, Alfred Walter Francis, 1882-1961

Reference: A-196-027

Description: Shows a mission station on the Waikato River, a cottage with a thatched roof, the residence of Mr Benjamin Ashwell. Two groups of Maori are seated outside the picket fence and gate. A small structure, possibly a bell-house is to the right of the house The original for a lithograph illustrating G F Angas' Savage life and scenes (London, 1847) vol 2, facing page 37. A similar watercolour is held by the National Library of Australia Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 370 x 546 mm Provenance: Provenance; Capt. A W F Fuller

Date: 1846

By: Wallis, James (Rev), 1809-1895; Baxter, George, 1804-1867; Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967

Reference: B-088-014

Description: A church and mission station on the north side of the Waingaroa (Raglan) Harbour, Waikato. The mission station and church established by the Rev. James Wallis at Nihinihi is shown. There are Maori and Pakeha walking up the path to the church, others standing on the bank of the river and two canoes emptying their passengers, with three more drawing up. Based on an original ink and watercolour by Rev. James Wallis, 1809-1896, showing the Wesleyan settlement at Te Horea (on the north side of Raglan Harbour), ca 1836. Original held in Methodist Missionary Society, London. The Library holds a photograph of the original, negative 22548 1/2. cf. A-015-025, a chomolithograph by an unknown artist derived from this print, but altered in a number of details, most noticeably in the configuration of the canoes. Note that the Ellis number for the Baxter print (Ellis 168), while correctly describing the Baxter print, is illustrated on the opposite page with the later chromolithograph. (E. M. & D. G. Ellis. Early Prints of New Zealand (Christchurch, 1978), p. 64 & 65. Other Titles - Waingaro George Baxter Extended Title - From: Wesleyan Juvenile Offering; a miscellany. London, Vol. 3, 1846, frontispiece. Rev. James Wallis occupied two different mission stations on the shores of Raglan Harbour, the first, Te Horea near the northern mouth of the harbour, the later, from 1838-1862, at Nihinihi, somewhat inland and south of the harbour. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Baxter print 94 x 160 mm

Date: 1814 - 1964

By: Morgan, Jack, active 1961-1966; Weekly news (Newspaper)

Reference: B-077-002

Description: Samuel Marsden behind a makeshift pulpit, with the Bible, preaching to a group of Maori and Europeans, with a bay behind him on the left, with canoes and a European ship (the Active), and on the right Rangihoua, a hilltop pa. The Maori chief Ruatara is standing in uniform to the right of Marsden and in the left foreground is Korokoro, dressed in the regimental uniform given him by Governor Maquarie of New South Wales. This reconstruction was painted to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 1st Christian sermon in New Zealand, and was commissioned to be published in the Weekly News, Auckland, December 16th 1964 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured 380 x 280 mm

Date: 1836 - 1837

By: Wade, William Richard, 1802-1891

Reference: A-113-001

Description: Mission buildings and thatched huts with Maori settlement in background, bend of river with canoe and several Maori in the foreground. Hills behind the settlement in the distance. Puriri was the station of Reverend John Morgan Other Titles - ... from the West North West Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image, lower left: title. Lower right, at edge of image: initials and date. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper 201 x 252 mm

Date: 1845 - 1855

Reference: A-035-009

Description: View along the Manawatu River, with a small chapel, with thatched roof in a clearing among bush on the right bank. A small canoe is crossing the river, futher up. The place name Te Maire is no longer current in the Manawatu district Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil sketch 127 x 190 mm

Date: 1851

From: Taylor, Richard, 1805-1873 :Sketchbook. 1835-1860.

Reference: E-296-q-089-1

Description: Shows a canoe in the left foreground, passing by a fenced compound and a row of houses on the far shore of the river, with a hill behind. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour, 110 x 170 mm