Places

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-292-059

Description: A group of Maori men around a camp fire, outside the entrance to a house, on their way from Wanganui to New Plymouth. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 163 x 228 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-292-033

Description: Three seated unnamed Maori seated at the top of the drawing. A group below, showing "Martin of Otaki" (Matene te Whiwhi), an unnamed seated child, "Martin's wife" (Pipi or Phoebe) and "Tamihana of Otaki" (Tamihana te Rauparaha) Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on cream wove paper 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; Paipai, Kawana Pitiroi, -1884

Reference: A-292-032

Description: Details of facial moko drawn by Kawana of Putiki Pa, Wanganui, with his name written below. The front of a whare drawn by Collinson and a seated portrait of the chief, also drawn by Collinson. The name Kawana, written by himself, looks more like "Kawaua". Other Titles - Whare Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on cream wove paper 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-292-038

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: 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-292-051

Description: Shows a traveller with baggage on horseback, gazing from Paekakariki Hill Road towards Kapiti Island. Quantity: 2 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on 2 sheets of cream wove paper 238 x 311 mm Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - March 1993, from [MS 50]. Processing information: Formerly part of a sketchbook, this drawing is in 2 sections. On the verso of the right-hand section is part of another drawing of the same area, forming a 2-part panorama with A-292-054

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-292-056

Description: Mount Taranaki rising from its surrounding plain, with a small plain carved out by a river at a lower level in the foreground. A Maori camp is the the foreground, with about a dozen Maori seated around a fire outside three whare. Two large flax bushes on the right. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on 2 sheets 163 x 184 & 163 x 190 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: 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: 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: 1847

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902 : Letters

By: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902

Reference: MS-Papers-1038-1-17

Description: Sketch by Thomas Bernard Collinson contained on page three in his letter to Dick of 28 Feb 1847 Quantity: 1 piece. Physical Description: Ink sketch 200mm x 90mm, on page 255mm x 200mm

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: 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; Te Whiwhi, Hēnare Mātene, -1881

Reference: A-292-034

Description: A range of weapons and implements, those on the left probably drawn by T. B. Collinson, those in the centre and to the right by Matene te Whiwhi. The weapons include a taiaha (spear), a mere and a patu (clubs) and variant forms of mere as well as hoes and spades and axes and digging sticks (ko).. Extended Title - Taiaha Kura - Spear, Patu - Club, Meri (Mere) Pounamu - Greenstone Club, Paiaka - Weapon made from the root of the tree, Mere Kotiate - Lobed Club, Kororariki - Stone used to make weapons, He poto kerikeri wenua, a short land cultivating implement, Kumara - Utensil used for cultivating kumara, Taewaa - Utensil used for cultivating root vegetables, Tata - Spade utensil Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on cream wove paper 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: 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: Nov 1846

From: Collinson, Thomas Bernard, 1822-1902 : Letters

Reference: MS-Papers-1038-1-09/bc

Description: Sketch by Thomas Bernard Collinson contained in his letter to his mother of 30 Nov 1846. Numbered key lists prominent buildings and some local Maori. North Head and Rangitoto Island are in the distance. Quantity: 1 sketch on two pages. Physical Description: Ink 402 x 185 mm

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].