Places

Date: 1887

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: A-433-005

Description: Nine scenes in one engraving showing: 1. "Shooting" a native; an anxious moment [a European photographer photographs apprehensive Maori] 2. Terrified they take to their heels [photographed subjects take fright] 3. Reciprocity [a Maori girl looks back through the lens at the photographer] 4. Our mode of progression over rocks and shallows [A waka is steered through rocks by punters on board and guides in the water] 5. Taitua our helmsman in full dress [Maori man wears European hat and jacket and grass skirt] 6. The largest whare in the settlement [A Maori indicates a small hut to two European travellers] 7. Tangarakau, a hundred miles up the Wanganui River [Scenic view of the river in a narrow area] 8. Mouton [Moutoa] Island, the scene of battle between friendly and hostile natives 9. Ngatai, chief of the Ngatiawa Tribe, our host at Taumarunui [Head and shoulders frontal portrait of a bearded Maori] Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engravings on page 397 x 297 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, May 2010.

Date: 1889

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper); Hentschel, C, active 1889; Davies, Norman, active 1880s; Fidel, 1944-2001

Reference: B-033-032

Description: Shows ten images: A New Zealand coach; Some drivers on the West Coast Road; the "Glacier Hotel", Bealey; A creek & cutting; The Otira Gorge, a clearing in the bush; Road-men's hut; Jackson's coaching stables; Mitchell's Falls; A pensioner from the roads [a wagon] / C Hentschel; Road damaged by floods ibn the Otira Gorge / Norman Davies. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving image 323 x 222 mm on sheet 395 x 290 mm

Date: 1859

By: Hatton, Walter Scarlett, 1873-1938; Barker, Alfred Charles (Dr), 1819-1873; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: B-078-009

Description: The first buildings around the Avon River, in what was to become central Christchurch. Flax growing in the foreground and a bridge over the river. The Port Hills are in the distance. The area shown is Oxford Terrace, with the Worcester Street bridge on the right in the middle distance. The dark two-storied house left of centre is the house of Dr A C Barker. The central two-storied house is that of William Guise Brittan. The Lands Office is left of the bridge Copied from an engraving in "Illustrated London News" April 9,1853 p. 268 which was after a sketch by Dr A C Barker Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Signed: W.S.H. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 387 x 228 mm Provenance: Purchase: A H Turnbull from English dealer Albert Berthel, of Richmond, 1914.

Date: 1865

From: Illustrated London News :[Scrapbook of clippings relating to New Zealand 1860s]

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper); Levy, Samuel Abraham, active 1840s-1870s

Reference: E-372-f-007-2

Description: A view from across a river looking towards a schooner moored on the opposite bank, with Maori boarding the vessel, others approaching by boat and a large crowd on shore. Beyond is a small building marked 'Levy's store', other buildings, trees and Volkner's church (later St Stephen the Martyr) at a higher point in the centre. Low hills in the background Bottom left and right corners of this copy trimmed, but image as printed is also cropped at these points An article in the Daily Southern Cross of 4 April 1865, page 4, refers to the display in Auckland of 'three pencilled views of Opotiki - the scene of the recent brutal murder of the Rev Mr C S Volkner ... The sketches have been taken by Mr S A Levy...' Extended Title - From: Illustrated London news, Volume 47, July 1865, p. 80 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 153 x 232 mm (image slightly trimmed)

Date: 1865 - 1866

From: Illustrated London News :[Scrapbook of clippings relating to New Zealand 1860s]

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper); Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930

Reference: E-372-f-019-1

Description: Interior view of the pa, with a group of Maori men around a fire in the foreground, two holding spears and two with guns, and other small groups standing and seated in the background near dwellings. A flagpole or signal pole in the background Extended Title - From: Illustrated London news, V. 48, 1866, p. 189 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Initials M J Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 250 x 180 mm

Date: 1864

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: A-433-002

Description: The top image shows a view of the graves of Lieut-Col. Booth and officers and men of the 43rd Regt, killed at Tauranga. Mount Maunganui in background, with ships Esk, Harrier and Jason in harbour. Based on a drawing by E A Williams. The lower images shows British troops in the foreground behind trees, and in a trench leading up towards a hilltop pa, where a British flag can be seen flying. The smoke of gunfire can be seen from several points around the pa. Other Titles - Pa Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engravings on page 398 x 274 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, May 2010.

Date: 1863

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant, 1820-1895 :Scrapbook. 1840-1872.

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper); Nairn, Francis Edward, 1819?-1910

Reference: C-103-103-1

Description: View from quartz rocks at a high standpoint with two goldminers with swags and tools moving towards the towns. Below lies, 'Hartley or lower town' (now Alexandra) at the junction of the Clutha and Manuherikia Rivers, and in the distance 'Dunstan or upper town' (Clyde) Engraving from this sketch published in: Illustrated London News, 14 Nov., 1863 Other Titles - This country is covered with rocks of mica with this view of the quartz running through Other Titles - Clyde, Alexandra Extended Title - In: Mantell, W B D Sketchbook (now disbound) Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - signature and 1863; also bottom right, 'this countruy is covered with rocks of mica...' Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen and wash sketch, 229 x 355 mm

Date: 1845

By: Williams, John, -1905?; Illustrated London news (Newspaper); Bridge, Cyprian, 1807-1885

Reference: A-438-008

Description: A scene loosely based on Cyprian Bridge's and John Williams' drawings of the battle at Okaihou, showing formations of soldiers in the foreground and a fenced pa (Puketutu Pa) in the middle distance. Other Titles - Attack on Heke's Pa, Okaihau. May 8th 1845 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Black and white engraving on cropped page, 250 x 275 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, July 2010.

Date: 1865

From: Illustrated London News :[Scrapbook of clippings relating to New Zealand 1860s]

By: Levy, Samuel Abraham, active 1840s-1870s; Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: E-372-f-007-1

Description: A view from across a river of a church, the vicarage and the tree where C. S. Volkner was hanged. Several canoes in the river in the foreground. An article in the Daily Southern Cross of 4 April 1865, page 4, refers to the display in Auckland of 'three pencilled views of opotiki - the scene of the recent brutal murder of the Rev Mr C S Volkner ... The sketches have been taken by Mr S A Levy...' Extended Title - From: Illustrated London news, Volume 47, July 1865, p. 81 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 142 x 235 mm (image slightly trimmed)

Date: 1864

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: A-134-012

Description: A pa in flames on a hill in the background, with the scene bisected diagonally by a tree-lined road. A Maori encampment is in the foreground and Maori and Pakeha soldiers are in groups in the foreground. There is the smoke of gunfire in the distance. The wood engraving is a reworking of the Illustrated London News image published on 30 July 1864. It may have been prepared as a book illustration. It appears to be a proof copy and is on a blank sheet with no surrounding text and is smaller than the Illustrated London News version. The Library's copy of the Illustrated London News for 30 July 1864 is missing this image. The image was formerly catalogued by the Library as Unidentified scene showing encampment of military forces ... and as New Zealand troops marching on Maori fortress, since the derivation from the Illustrated London News had not been established. Other Titles - Former titles - Unidentified scene showing encampment of military forces facing a Maori pa. New Zealand troops marching on Maori fortress. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving 85 x 131 mm Transfers: Mair family papers.

Date: 1869

By: Walsh, Philip, 1843-1914; Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: A-436-024

Description: A view of Russell, looking along the beach-line, with houses and a wharf. From the Illustrated London news, Volume 55, 25 September 1869, p. 304. According to the Illustrated London news 'After Mr Philip Walsh of Russell'. The Library also holds a watercolour version of the same scene by Thomas Samuel Kemp, dated 1866 (B-079-001). Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 152 x 240 mm, on part of page, 180 x 268 mm.

Date: 1862

By: Working Men's Educational Union

Reference: D-010-012

Description: Dunedin seen from a low hill behind the town in 1859, with rows of houses and businesses, looking out over the port. Probably used as a form of illustration for lecture tours. It has eyelet holes in each corner and a number printed below the Union's stamp. Redrawn from a wood engraving in the Illustrated London News, August 30 1862, the wood engraving itself based on a photograph taken early in 1862. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Printed calico (hand-col.) 36 x 47.2 inches

Date: 1869

By: Hatton, Walter Scarlett, 1873-1938; Illustrated London news (Newspaper); Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: B-078-004

Description: A view from the hill across the river, looking down on the town, with its streets and houses. Based on a wood engraving in The Illustrated London news, 17 April 1869 p. 404, which, in turn, was based on a photograph supplied by the Crown Lands' Office, Wellington Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 152 x 351 mm Provenance: Purchased by Alexander Turnbull in 1914 from English dealer Albert Berthel, in Richmond, Surrey.

Date: 1864

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: A-438-009

Description: Shows the earthworks at Rangiriri Pa, with soldiers wandering about the site. One soldier is sitting in the foreground with his pack box. Other Titles - Rangiriri Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Black and white engraving on cropped page, 158 x 277 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, July 2010.

Date: 1863 - 1864

By: Williams, Edward Arthur, 1824-1898; Illustrated London news (Newspaper); Baillie, Herbert, 1863-1941

Reference: A-110-006

Description: View along and around a bend in the river with the Pioneer in the centre, with smoke from its guns, and gunsmoke or fire from the left shore, either being attacked or attacking. Trees in the foreground and the river shown heavily bushed to its edges except where the Maori position is indicated. Based on a drawing by E A Williams The wood engraving of which this is a photograph was published in Illustrated London news, vol 44, p.93, January 1864. Library holds the original volume in question. Herbert Baillie presented a paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society, 21 October 1919, published in Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Vol 53, 1921, p 29-36: 'The first New Zealand Navy; with some episodes of the Maori War in connection with the British Navy'. The article was illustrated with this image, along with others of gunboats in used on the Waikato River, 1863-1864 Other Titles - gunboat Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Photograph of wood engraving pasted on card 148 x 230 mm

Date: 1880

By: Illustrated London news (Newspaper)

Reference: A-433-003

Description: Three scenes in one engraving showing the Orakei Maori Parliament of 1879. The top inset scene is of a Maori village on a curved shoreline at Orakei. The middle image shows an interior scene of the parliament at Orakei, with two Maori men in European dress talking at the front and an audience of Maori, with two European scribes. The lowest image shows an outdoor area surrounded by buildings and tents, with Maori seated in small groups on the ground. This scene is presumed to be at the parliament area. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engravings on page 404 x 274 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, May 2010.