Places

Date: 1849

By: Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869

Reference: A-035-006

Description: A view towards a single-storied farmhouse, fence and barn with a background of native bush, looking across a plain with tall flaxes and a cabbage tree Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - title in pencil Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and Chinese white on prepared grey paper, 121 x 190 mm (image) on sheet 172 x 237 mm

Date: 1852 - 1859

From: Norman, Edmund 1820-1875 :Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand [1855 or 1856?]

By: Norman, Edmund, 1820-1875

Reference: G-825-4-1

Description: The far left-hand section, one of 4 sheets forming a panorama. Shows Takamatua and the northern part of French Bay, with most of the township of Akaroa, harbour and hills from a point between Ohae and Opukutahi, near Wainui. The town's blockhouse is on the foreshore in the centre, settlers' houses, two roads leading up the hills, cleared land and native forest. A cabbage tree and flax line the ridge above the water in the foreground Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Grey ink, 225 x 290 mm, on sheet pasted on larger board 225 x 1225 mm

Date: 1860

From: Artist unknown :[Seven drawings featuring various colonial subjects. ca 1860]

By: Urquhart, G, active 1860; Hodgkinson & Company

Reference: A-457-008-4

Description: Two sketches shown on the recto: on the left, a study of plants including a young Norfolk pine and a flax plant; on the right, a house with a path leading up to it, with landscaped gardens. Two figures that would appear to be a boy and a girl, walk up the path On the verso are three other pencil drawings of non-New Zealand scenes, probably in England or Europe 'Ghur' or Ghar is the Hindi word for a house Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Karaka Ghur / 1860 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on laid, watermarked paper, 198 x 325 mm

Date: 1860

From: Artist unknown :[Seven drawings featuring various colonial subjects. ca 1860]

By: Urquhart, G, active 1860

Reference: A-457-008-5

Description: A large, two-storey house overlooking what is probably Karaka Bay in Auckland. An expansive, flat lawn with a path leading to the house can be seen, and the house is surrounded by bush, mature pine, cabbage trees and flax bushes Possibly after Charles James Urquhart, 1834-1909, who lived in Taranaki and drew his house there in the 1860s (A-159-009, [My wharrie, Taranaki. ca 1860]. Urquhart was in the 65th Regiment, as was Major Murray, whose house is noted by this artist in A-457-008-2 'Ghur' or ghar is the Hindi word for a house. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Te Karaka Ghur[?] / 1860 / Auckland / G. Urquhart Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, Chinese white and watercolour on laid, watermarked paper, 198 x 325 mm

Date: 1772 - 1883

By: Meryon, Charles, 1821-1868; Focillon, Victor Louis, 1849-1918; Lemercier et Compagnie (Firm); Maison Charavay (Firm)

Reference: A-447-007

Description: Reconstruction of the death of Marion Du Fresne in the Bay of Islands in 1772. Shows part of a pa, with a store-house (pataka) and fence. A group of implements and European objects is in the foreground, including a three-cornered hat and a sword. A cabbage tree and flax plants can be seen in the foreground. Marion du Fresne is surrounded by a number of Maori, with others looking on from the pataka. He is distracted by one of the Maori men offering him what looks like a bird, while another Maori stands behind him, about to strike him with a club. A Maori woman is walking off to the left with another French sailor, and a Pakeha youth, probably one of the ship's crew, looks on in horror. State: Second state; appears in Aglaus Bouvenne, Notes et souvenirs sur Charles Meryon, son tombeau au cimetiere de Charenton Saint Maurice (Paris: Charavay Freres, 1883), facing p.12. This book was published in an edition of 335 copies Other Titles - Assassination of Marion Du Fresne, drawn after Meryon and rendered as an etching by V Focillon. Photogravure by Lemercier. Published by Charavay brothers, Paris. Printed by Lemercier and Co [translation] Inscriptions: Recto - top right - Meryon [in pencil]; Recto - bottom left - Navigateur né Saint-Malo 1729 [in pencil]; Recto - bottom centre - S29 [in pencil, crossed out] Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Etching and photogravure, 128 x 195 mm (plate mark), on sheet of laid paper 250 x 325 mm

Date: 1852 - 1848 - 1857

By: W E & F Newton (Firm); Taylor, Richard (Rev), 1805-1873

Reference: Curios-042-013

Description: Shows view of Wanganui wharf, Christ Church, and Rutland Stockade, framed by cave entrance, with three Maori figures in the foreground. All have rifles in their posession, and are dressed wrapped in cloaks or blankets. Native foliage frames the mouth of the cave Impressed into the wooden frame on either side of the image: W E & F Newton, opticians & globemakers to the Queen, 3 Fleet St Temple Bar London Loosely based on Richard Taylor's 'Wanganui, NZ' (1848), at E-296-q-159, combined with the wood engraving in the Church Missionary Gleaner (1884, p. 83, a re-illustration of an 1850s view) 'The mission station at Wanganui, as seen from a natural cave in the rocks'. The Library also holds Wanganui and pier [?] from cave, New Zealand [185-?], published by W E & F Newton (Curios-021-007), showing the scene in a similar way, by an unknown artist. It would appear that the reverse of the slide is the correct orientation of the image Other Titles - Wanganui and pier [?] from cave, New Zealand [185-?] Inscriptions: [On top edge of wooden frame, in ink] Wanganui and cave New Zealand Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Hand-coloured glass, 103 mm diameter, in wooden frame 150 x 203 mm

Date: 1849

By: Evans, Frederick John Owen (Sir), 1815-1885

Reference: D-040-001

Description: Shows a scene of the plains near Bluff, probably the Awarua Plains, in which two men can be seen carrying out surveying work. A stream or creek, probably the Mataura River, runs through the scene to the foreground. The sky and clouds are a prominent feature of the work. A tent is pitched on the bank of the stream, and a number of harakeke flax plants feature in the foreground. Comparison of this work with the style of watercolours attributed to Frederick Joseph Owen Evans in the Alexander Turnbull Library, and those known to be by Evans held in the National Maritime Museum (Greenwich) and the Hydrographer of the Navy (Taunton) strongly suggest an attribution to Evans. It seems reasonable to speculate that the 'R B' referred to as the surveyor working in the painting could refer to either R Bradshaw or R Burnett, both listed as surveyors on the Acheron between 1849 and 1851 (See: Otago to Mataura River [cartographic material] / surveyed by J.L. Stokes, G.H. Richards ... [et al.], H.M.S. Acheron, 1849-51 ; engraved by J. & C. Walker (MapColl 834.52aj 1849-51 43016)) Inscriptions: Verso - top right - Bluff, N Zealand. HMS Acheron, 1849- Plains near -- showing R B's surveying work with tent etc [in faint pencil, visible through backing] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, on two sheets, 334 x 755 mm

Date: 1893

From: Alington family :[Assorted watercolours, lithographs, sketches and curios, either by or belonging to family members. ca 1833-1961]

Reference: E-932-003/004

Description: Shows a view of the Rakaia river, spread over two detached pages of William Herbert Alington's sketchbook. The panorama is wide, and features cabbage trees, flaxes and toetoe in the foreground, with the snow-covered Southern Alps in the distance Other Titles - 1893 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - H A 9/4/93 [Artist's initials]; Verso - top right - These pages belong to Uncle Herbert's sketch book [in pencil]; Verso - top left - Scenes in the Rakaia river bed [in faint pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 127 x 360 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-2000 Alington family papers.

Date: 1868

From: Artist and photographers unknown :[Watercolours of the Bay of Plenty and thermal regions, Atlantic and Indian Ocean islands, and Ireland; photographs of Dover, a Belgian monument, Ireland and New Zealand bush, 1866-1868]

Reference: A-443-015-1

Description: Shows a view of the monument commemorating 26 men of the 43rd Regiment who were killed in action or died of wounds received at Pukehinahina (Gate Pa) and Te Ranga in mid-1864. The monument itself is in the foreground on the right, with the white pickets of the cemetery showing in front of it. A number of trees, including cabbage trees and flax bushes, stand prominently to its left. From the headland Mount Maunganui can be seen in the background. Although not the same scene, this might usefully be compared to Henry Ambrose Scrivener's Burial ground at Tauranga New Zealand of those killed at the Gate Pah... 1864 (B-064-024) and Andrew Thomas H. Carbery's Cemetery at Te Papa, Tauranga (E-248-q-096), which show similar views prior to the monument's erection. Other Titles - Gate Pa Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Monument of the 43rd killed at the Gate Pah Tauranga [in ink] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 134 x 245 mm

Date: 1884 - 1885

From: Archibald Dudingston Willis (Firm) :[Sample album of greeting cards, produced by A D Willis of Wanganui. ca 1885]

Reference: E-936-f-025-1

Description: Shows a scene by the water's edge with flax and cabbage trees, and a wading bird in the foreground. A tattooed Maori warrior is holding a large placard showing another view of the islands in the Sound. The placard reads 'A happy New Year' Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 105 x 145 mm

Date: 1879

By: Nairn, Francis Edward, 1819?-1910

Reference: D-041-001

Description: A view from the Turangakumu Road summit, off the modern Napier to Taupo Road, looking across a plain towards the settlement of Tarawera, in the Hastings District of the North Island. Nairn lived for a time in the Hawke's Bay Region. The style is European Romantic, with three figures, probably Maori, placed in the foreground. Two women sit on the ground, while a man, holding a staff and wearing a European hat, stands near them. The surrounding bush includes tree ferns, flax plants and manuka trees Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Frank Nairn / 1879 [in brushpoint]; Verso - top centre - Tarawera from Turangakumu / F.E. Nairn 1879 Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on canvas, adhered to board, 585 x 570 mm

Date: 1857 - 1858

By: Kinder, John, 1819-1903; Rodewald, Henry Marion, 1900-1988; Groshinski, Brian Peter, 1944-

Reference: A-465-016

Description: A view of Thomas Chapman's Mission residence, called Wharekahu, about December 1857-January 1858, when he and his wife Anne were visited by John Kinder. The house is wooden with a shingle roof, and is surrounded by a well-established garden, including willow trees and flax bushes Accompanied by a photocopied Certificate of Authentication, originally adhered to the back of the painting, by Brian Groshinski, then Managing Director of McArthur Fine Arts Ltd, Auckland (undated) See also A-113-031, another Kinder drawing of Reverend Chapman's Mission house at the Ngae, Roturua, done in 1858, also from the album belonging to Harry Rodewald Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Wharekahu Maketu / Revd T Chapman's [in pencil] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Monochrome ink and wash on paper, 175 x 260 mm Provenance: Purchase: Brian Groshinski, Australia, July 2014. Prior to purchase, part of a large album owned by NZ collector, Mr H.M. Rodewald. Album was dismantled in the 1980s by current vendor and contents sold separtately since then

Date: 1860 - 1870

By: Hoyte, John Barr Clark, 1835-1913

Reference: C-173-006

Description: Shows a miner in a blue coat, beige trousers and banded hat, crossing a river using a fallen log. He carries his pick across his shoulder. Two huts, one with its chimney smoking, sit nestled on the other side of the river in the surrounding dense bush. Tree ferns, toe toe, harakeke and cabbage trees can be seen, amongst other types. A tree in the foreground on the left has a Northern Rata, which winds around the trunk of its host Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - J C Hoyte [in brushpoint; date obsured by matt] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on artist's paper, 325 x 512 mm (sight) Provenance: Prior to auction, sold at International Art Centre, Auckland, 26 April 1995; then held in a private collection, Canterbury

Date: [ca 1880s]

From: Ingle, M A (Mr), fl 1967 :Photographs

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: PA7-37-09

Description: Photograph of a Maori woman seated on the ground wearing a flax cloak. Standing beside her is a Maori man wearing a full-length tag cloak. The couple are posing outside in an area surrounded by flax bushes. Photographed by Burton Bros, ca 1880s. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 3794 - Winete Paranihi & Kuini - Papakai, King Country. Burton Bros, Dunedin Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 14.5 x 20.2 cm on mount 22.5 x 29 cm

Date: [ca 1890]

From: Roberts, George J :One hundred and eight photographs of the West Coast Region by photographers George J Roberts and A P Harper

Reference: PAColl-3412-1-01

Description: Mahinapua Creek surrounded by native forest, West Coast, New Zealand, photographed by either George Roberts or Arthur Paul Harper in about 1890. Inscriptions: Verso - South Creek, L. Mahinapua Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 15.2 x 10.7 cm

Date: 1845 - 1859

By: Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869; Trapp, H H, active 1983

Reference: B-062-021

Description: Shows three figures tramping across a plain, with flax bushes and cabbage trees. In the background, the landscape is probably Waiohine Gorge with Mounts Isabelle and Holdsworth (Identified by A G Bagnall, 4/7/1983) The background landscape was identified by A G Bagnall, at the time of donation, personal communication to Curator, 4 July 1983 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour ; visible image 195 x 312 mm on sheet 310 x 430 mm

Date: [Circa 1870s to 1880s]

By: Edmund Wheeler & Son (Firm)

Reference: PA1-o-533

Description: New Zealand views taken circa 1870s to 1880s by E Wheeler & Son. Scenes include both North Island and South Island views, and all places named are listed above, as are businesses, ships and buildings, where possible. Items of interest include a photograph of trout taken by the Upper Selwyn River "A good day's sport. 38 fish, with the fly, 2 rods" with two large baskets alongside. Two scenes show different means of transport across rivers where there are no bridges. One is the "Cage bridge" (or Flying Fox) across the Teremakau (Taramakau) River, and the other shows a ferry punt across the Buller River. A number of views show farming activities, including a scene near Cheviot of about 20,000 sheep being drafted for shearing; and one of a wagon laden with wool bales being hauled by a team of bullocks. A view of gold sluicing is shown in this album with the locality indistinct. The same view is shown in the first Wheeler Album (PA1-o-532) in which the locality is named as Waimea. Other Titles - New Zealand Views Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue buckram cover, entitled "New Zealand Views. Wheeler & Son" in gold lettering on spine; 26.5 x 33.0 cm

Date: 1842 - 1843

From: [Various artists] :[Mrs Hobson's album. 1843-1845]

By: Ashworth, Edward, 1814-1896

Reference: E-216-f-015

Description: Shows a view looking across bracken, to the back of the first Government House (built 1842, burnt 1848), with the Waitemata and North Head in the background. There is a sailing ship in the right distance, and a waka with two triangular sails on the harbour. Two Maori sit in the bracken, and their is a goat grazing in the left foreground. In the right centre background is a raised storehouse (?), and there is a clump of flax in the right foreground. The hill above Devonport has a flagstaff. Inscriptions: Mat recto - beneath image - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Sepia wash, on paper, 85 x 153 mm. Provenance: Part of Mrs Hobson's album. The album was passed by Eliza Hobson to her daughter, Eliza, Lady Rendel.

Date: 1840

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918; New Zealand Company

Reference: A-146-002

Description: Shows a lake scene (Te Whanga Lagoon) with two ducks in the water and two shags on a branch in the foreground, a canoe on the lake in right distance. Across the lake is a distinctive volcanic cone hill with smaller peaks further in the distance. Tree ferns, a cabbage tree and other trees are nearby, with flax flowering on the strip of land in the foreground The volcanic peak shown may be Te Ranga, close to the South-west corner of Te Whanga Lagoon Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Portfolio D; Recto - beneath image - [Title]; Recto - bottom right - Chas Heaphy Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen drawing 132 x 355 mm on sheet 221 x 368 mm Provenance: New Zealand Company collection. Purchased by Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull, from Francis Edwards, London, 1915.

Date: 1847 - 1849

By: Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; Melville, Henry, 1792-1870

Reference: E-070-016

Description: Cattle in foreground with herdsman, Waiwhakaiho? River, the township of New Plymouth, the Sugar Loaf rocks and Mt Taranaki. The view is framed on the left with a tall tree, a cabbage tree and flax First reproduced as engraving in: Brees, S C Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand (London, 1847) Plate 5, no 13, text p 11 In his text to Pictorial illustrations of New Zealand, Brees asserts that the river in the foreground is the "Waitera", i.e. Waitara. However the Sugar Loaf rocks would not be visible from the mouth of the Waitara and the river is most likely to be the Waiwhakaiho, whose mouth is on the coast in New Plymouth city. There was no settlement of the size shown in this view at Waitara, between 1842 and 1845, when Brees must have drawn this scene. Other Titles - Town of New Plymouth at Taranaki Extended Title - From: Brees, S C Guide and description of the panorama of New Zealand (London, 1849) Library holds black and white photograph of original watercolour (in private hands) neg 35175 1/2. The original lacks the prominent dairy herd in the foreground of the engraving, but has a smaller herd in a valley in the foreground and two riders on horseback on the far left. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, hand-coloured 90 x 193 mm