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Date: 1922 - 1940

From: Brooks, Catherine, 1884-1980 :[Thirty (30) watercolours of Auckland, Onehunga and Rotorua. 1922-1940].

Reference: A-306-029

Description: Shows a view of the city and harbour of Auckland from Mt Eden, with Josiah Clifton Firth's house in the lower left, and Mt Eden Prison in the middle distance. North Head and Rangitoto Island are in the distance. The top of the Coromandel Peninsula can be seen in the right distance. Inscriptions: Verso - bottom centre - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 228 x 354 mm.

Date: 1863

From: Artist unknown :Watercolours of New Zealand during the Waikato War of 1863 and on the voyage back to England, 1864.

Reference: A-161-038

Description: Pohutukawa flowering in the foreground of a view probably taken from the garden of Judge William Martin, Judges Bay. The view takes in North Head and Rangitoto Island in the background. Purchased with A-161-032/041. All appear to be by the same hand. Inscriptions: Verso - title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper 177 x 272 mm

Date: 1846

From: [Crawford, James Coutts] 1817-1889 :[Pencil sketches and watercolours of New Zealand 1839-1850]

By: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889

Reference: A-229-037

Description: Rangitoto in the left background partially concealed by North Head; other islands and headlands on the right and in the background. The roof and fence of a house close to the water in the foreground. Possibly drawn in late 1846 when Crawford was on his way from Sydney to Wellington for his second visit to New Zealand. He was aboard H. M. S. Driver, which called at the Bay of Islands, then Auckland on its route to Wellington. Other Titles - Waitemata Harbour Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Grey ink and wash 176 x 260 mm

Date: 1940 - 1949

By: Eise, Ida Gertrude, 1891-1978

Reference: G-543

Description: View from a hill looking down on the sweep of the beach with houses lining the edge of the land. Rangitoto Island in the background Title from verso Inscriptions: Signed: I.G. Eise Quantity: 1 oil(s). Physical Description: Oil on hardboard 350 x 430 mm Provenance: The artist

Date: 1930 - 1939

From: Barton, Cranleigh Harper 1890-1975 :[Auckland scenes] / Cranleigh Barton. - [1930s?]

Reference: A-227-044

Description: Trees, including a Norfolk pine, in the foreground the roofs of the city's buildings, Waitemata Harbour and North Head, with Rangitoto in the background Inscriptions: Recto - Signed: Cranleigh Barton Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 190 x 275 mm

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: 1860 - 1870

By: Martin, Albin, 1812?-1888

Reference: A-160-001

Description: Grafton Gully in the foreground with a few houses on the hills to both sides, the harbour in the background and Rangitoto Islands in the distance Inscriptions: Title in ink on label beneath work. In the hand of Albin Martin Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 125 x 222 mm

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: 1870 - 1890

By: Hetley, Georgina Burne, 1832-1898

Reference: A-175-005

Description: Shows a Maori canoe on shore at the mouth of a small stream at the foot of a cliff in the foreground, with a man wrapped in a blanket standing at the stern of the canoe, another figure seated in the prow. Yachts and ships are in Auckland harbour in the middle distance. Mt Victoria and North Head are in the background, with houses along the shoreline below Mount Victoria. The peak of Rangitoto is in the distance. The view may be from close to the modern central city foreshore, possibly from St Mary's Bay Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 139 x 350 mm

Date: 1910

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-096

Description: A view of Rangitoto Island from the North Shore suburb of Stanley Bay. Shows a number of houses, and toetoe in the foreground Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on loose page of sketchbook, 127 x 173 mm

Date: 1910

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-094

Description: A view from suburban Auckland, probably Parnell, across the harbour to North Head, Devonport and Rangitoto in the distance. To the left is a distinctive tall, slim structure, probably belonging to St Andrew's Presbyterian church on the corner of Symonds Street and Alten Street. A variety of houses, picket fences and cabbage trees are in view in the foreground Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on loose page of sketchbook, 127 x 173 mm

Date: 1884

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-110

Description: A view of Auckland Harbour from a private garden, possibly in Parnell. North Head and Devonport are in clear view, with Rangitoto beyond. A lone steamer can be seen on the water. In the foreground, beyond the private garden's fence, is dense bush with a few houses scattered amongst it Painted before Mary Wills was married, hence the signature of Wykes, her maiden name Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Auckland Harbour / M Wykes 1884 [in brushpoint] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 141 x 191 mm, adhered to card 235 x 305 mm

Date: 1910

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-101

Description: A view from Mt Hobson in Remuera across Auckland Harbour to Rangitoto, showing North Head on the left, houses and trees in the centre, and possibly Buckland's Beach and Howick on the right Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on loose page of sketchbook, 127 x 173 mm

Date: 1847

From: Ivison, Thomas :Sketchbook. 1846-1847

Reference: E-004-041/042

Description: A view spread across two pages showing a few houses on flat land to the left, hills, with roads and houses above them, and the summit of Rangitoto Island visible above the hill to the right Extended Title - From Thomas Ivison sketchbook, 1846-1847. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 208 x 131 mm.

Date: 1860 - 1862

From: Abraham, Caroline Harriet, 1809?-1877 :Sketchbook. [1860-1864]

Reference: E-569-046

Description: Shows a view looking along a street with a church on the left and houses on both sides. Rangitoto Island can be seen in the distance. The church may be St Paul's Quantity: 1 drawing(s) on page of sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour sketch, on page, 126 x 173 mm.

Date: 1852

By: Hogan, Patrick Joseph, 1804-1878; Standidge & Company

Reference: C-010-002

Description: View from a high point of early Auckland, looking down over the town, with the spire of St Paul's Church in the distance and the barracks outlined against the sea towards the right, past North Head towards Rangitoto. The Library holds an ink and wash original for this view. A watercolour version is in the Mitchell Library, Sydney. A coloured lithograph version with part of the title trimmed off, is also held at C-010-014 Article about Hogan's four views of Auckland in "New Zealander", 6 July 1853. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 315 x 457 mm on sheet 370 x 540 Provenance: Possibly in Alexander Turnbull's collection

Date: 1930 - 1939

From: Barton, Cranleigh Harper 1890-1975 :[Auckland scenes] / Cranleigh Barton. - [1930s?]

Reference: A-227-037

Description: Trees, including a Norfolk pine, in the foreground the roofs of the city's buildings, Waitemata Harbour and North Head, with Rangitoto in the background Inscriptions: Recto - Signed: Cranleigh Barton Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 195 x 280 mm

Date: 1877 - 1970 - 1975

By: Sharpe, Alfred, 1836-1908; Bell, Gully, Buddle, Weir (Firm)

Reference: E-279-q-115

Description: Scene painted by Alfred Sharpe, reproduced on a Christmas card sent out by the law firm Bell Gully Buddle Weir, ca 1970s. Shows the edge of Auckland Domain and its fences in the foreground, ringed with young trees. Houses in the middle distance and a train at the water's edge to the left. Three yachts and a small ship on the Waitemata Harbour and Devonport with houses along the waterfront, North Head and Rangitoto across the water. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph 133 x 195 mm on folded card

Date: 1852

By: Hogan, Patrick Joseph, 1804-1878; Standidge & Company

Reference: C-010-002-a

Description: View from a high point of early Auckland, looking down over the town, with the spire of St Paul's Church in the distance and the barracks outlined against the sea towards the right, past North Head towards Rangitoto. The Library holds an ink and wash original for this view. A watercolour version is in the Mitchell Library, Sydney. A coloured lithograph version with part of the title trimmed off, is also held at C-010-014 Article about Hogan's four views of Auckland in "New Zealander", 6 July 1853. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 315 x 457 mm on sheet 370 x 540 Provenance: Possibly in Alexander Turnbull's collection

Date: 1886

By: Sharpe, Alfred, 1836-1908; New Zealand observer and free lance (Newspaper)

Reference: B-051-005

Description: Auckland Domain in the foreground, with fences and young trees. Houses in the middle distance and a train at the water's edge to the left. Yachts and two small ships on the Waitemata Harbour and Devonport and North Head with houses along the waterfront. Rangitoto Island is across the water Published in the N.Z. Observer and Free Lance, 20 Feb. 1886, p. 20 The Library holds Sharpe's original watercolour for this view, Devonport and the Waitemata Harbour from the Domain, or the picnic ground. 1877. Reference number C-126-001 Ellis number 991 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph on trimmed sheet, 269 x 389 mm