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[Ryan, Thomas], 1864-1927 :[Diagram of a whaling net. 1895].
Date: 1895
From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Five watercolours and twelve drawings of whaling scenes near Whangamumu. 1895].
Reference: B-159-018-2
Description: Shows a diagram of a net to catch whales, with barrel floats along the top. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on sheet, 275 x 378 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2002.
[Ryan, Thomas], 1864-1927 :The Station, Whangamumu. [1895].
Date: 1895
From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Five watercolours and twelve drawings of whaling scenes near Whangamumu. 1895].
Reference: B-159-011
Description: Shows the buildings of the whaling station on the shore at Whangamumu. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on sheet, 275 x 378 mm.
[Ryan, Thomas], 1864-1927 :The try pot works. [1895].
Date: 1895
From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Five watercolours and twelve drawings of whaling scenes near Whangamumu. 1895].
Reference: B-159-012-1
Description: Shows buildings, barrels, and loading dock at the whale oil extraction plant. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on sheet, 275 x 378 mm.
[Ryan, Thomas], 1864-1927 :"Down flukes". [1895].
Date: 1895
From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Five watercolours and twelve drawings of whaling scenes near Whangamumu. 1895].
Reference: B-159-010-1
Description: Shows two rowboats full of whalers, watching a the fluke of a diving whale, at sunset or sunrise. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet, 275 x 378 mm.
[Ryan, Thomas], 1864-1927 :Towing a whale. [1895].
Date: 1895
From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Five watercolours and twelve drawings of whaling scenes near Whangamumu. 1895].
Reference: B-159-020-1
Description: Shows men in a rowboat towing a whale whose tail is lifted to the right. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on sheet, 275 x 378 mm.
Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :"E piki ana ki runga"; a whale breaching off Whangamumu. "Whal...
Date: 1895
From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Five watercolours and twelve drawings of whaling scenes near Whangamumu. 1895].
Reference: B-159-015
Description: Shows a hump-backed whale leaping from the water, to land on its back. There are headlands in the right distance. Other Titles - 1895 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Wash drawing on sheet, 275 x 378 mm.
[Ryan, Thomas], 1864-1927 : The try works. [1895].
Date: 1895
From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Five watercolours and twelve drawings of whaling scenes near Whangamumu. 1895].
Reference: B-159-017-1
Description: Shows three men processing whale blubber to extract oil. Two men work by three barrels of blubber pieces at the left, while a man at the right stirs a pot with a long staff. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on sheet, 275 x 378 mm.
[Ryan, Thomas], 1864-1927 :On the lookout for whales, Whangamumu, June 15, 95.
Date: 1895
From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Five watercolours and twelve drawings of whaling scenes near Whangamumu. 1895].
Reference: B-159-013
Description: Shows a man with a telescope searching the horizon. Beside him is a fire with three skewered fish cooking on it. There is a sailing ship on the water in the distance. Other Titles - 1895 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on sheet, 275 x 378 mm.
[Ryan, Thomas], 1864-1927 :"Cutting in" the blubber. [1895].
Date: 1895
From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Five watercolours and twelve drawings of whaling scenes near Whangamumu. 1895].
Reference: B-159-018-1
Description: Shows a man with a long handled cutting tool, cutting sections across the width of the whale. A diagram above shows how the sections are to be peeled off. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on sheet, 275 x 378 mm.
[Ryan, Thomas], 1864-1927 :Fast; 16 miles an hour. July 8, '95.
Date: 1895
From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Five watercolours and twelve drawings of whaling scenes near Whangamumu. 1895].
Reference: B-159-019-1
Description: Shows a spouting hump-backed whale pursued by men in a rowboat. Other Titles - 1895 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing on sheet, 275 x 378 mm.
Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :Dubs. July [3? 1895]
Date: 1895
From: Ryan, Thomas, 1864-1927 :[Five watercolours and twelve drawings of whaling scenes near Whangamumu. 1895].
Reference: B-159-016
Description: Shows a hump-backed whale spouting, and thumping its tail on the water. In the two rowboats at the right are men with harpoons. The foreground barrel floats suggest that the whale is caught in nets. The title may refer to the "dubbing" sound of the tail beating the water. (See Oxford English dictionary) Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Wash drawing on sheet, 275 x 378 mm.