Places

Date: 1860 - 1880

From: Ramsden, Eric :Photographs relating to Ramsden and his family and Maori subjects

Reference: PA2-2263

Description: Inscriptions: Verso - In pencil: Hone Peeti Ngapuhi, Waimate Bay of Islands Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

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: 1827 - 1838 - 1828

From: Various artists :New Zealand. [Maori by a European encampment, Nelson, 1841, after a lithograph by Charles Heaphy; Kororareka Beach, Russell, 1827 or 1828, after a lithograph by Augustus Earle]

Reference: A-443-009

Description: Watercolour by an unidentified hand, possibly after Augustus Earle's lithograph Kororadika Beach [1827 or 1828], published 1838. View from the top of a steep path looking down towards the beach. There is a ship in the bay, as well as other vessels in the water and on the beach, which could be waka. The view is framed on both sides by trees; on the left are three trees that look like palms, but that are probably cabbage trees. Two Maori figures stand in the foreground. These are probably women, as they both have what appear to be babies on their backs. Earle's handcoloured lithograph was originally published in Sketches illustrative of the native inhabitants and islands of New Zealand (London: Robert Martin and Co., 1838) Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - New Zealand Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper, 142 x 235 mm.

Date: 1860 - 1869

By: Blomfield, Charles, 1848-1926; Chevalier, Nicholas, 1828-1902; Hogg, Neville William (Dr), 1927-2007; Crowder, John, active 1986-2000

Reference: G-230-1

Description: Shows a red-cloaked figure with a spear making a speech to a seated circle of armed and cloaked men, before a large-trunked tree in bush. At right a shallow cliff drops to a beach with 6 canoes drawn up, and seven figures standing beside them. In the right distance are three sailboats, and on the horizon, part of an island or headland. Previously attributed at different times to Charles Blomfield (according to Graham Chote of International Art Centre, Parnell), and to Nicholas Chevalier. Inscriptions: Unsigned and undated. Quantity: 1 oil(s) on canvas stretched on board.. Physical Description: Oil on canvas on board, 180 x 305 mm. Provenance: Bought with another small oil by the same hand (G-230-2), by Dr Neville Hogg, Dargaville, at International Art Centre, Auckland, 1976. Sold at Peter Webb's auction, Auckland 12 August 1993, lot 226 to John Crowder.

Date: 1860

Reference: A-423-014

Description: Shows two tents in the left foreground on a high point of land, with a campfire between them; they are overlooking another headland also with a campfire, and bay area. In the right middle distance is an island or headland, and on the horizon are two other land masses. The soldiers near the tents appear to wear blue military jackets and red hats. There is a British flag and red ensign flying on flying on two flagpoles in the left foreground. Location may not be New Zealand. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 136 x 195 mm.

Date: 1824 - 1826

From: Chazal, Antoine, 1793-1854 :[Watercolours, proof engravings and aquatints by Antoine Chazal and others after drawings by Jules LeJeune and others for Duperrey's Voyage autour du monde ... Paris, 1822-1825]

By: Chazal, Antoine, 1793-1854

Reference: C-082-087

Description: 28 artifacts brought back to France by Duperrey from the Bay of Islands in 1824. They include greenstone, bone and wooden carved weapons, implements and musical instruments. There are two axes, a patu and three mere (clubs), a fork made from a bone of Korokoro, Chief of Kahouwera Pa, a feeding tube, four flutes, a comb, four fish-hooks, an oar, two carved waka huia, a kumete or bowl, a bailer, a tiki, earrings, other small adornments, and a carved stick. Likely to have been drawn by Chazal from specimens brought back to France from Duperrey's visit to the Bay of Islands in 1824. Other Titles - New Zealand. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - signature: A. Chazal Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink & watercolour, 370 x 250 mm

Date: 1846 - 1928

By: Clayton, Matthew Thomas, 1831-1922; Messenger, Arthur Herbert, 1877-1962; New Zealand Railways

Reference: A-109-018

Description: Shows three sailing ships in the background, with two Maori waka going to meet them from the foreground beach where a group of Maori stand at the left. Plate from: Commerce train news, 1928. Reproduction of watercolour (see photo file print, with title: Governor Hobson's landing...) also printed in: Travel in New Zealand ... / by James Cowan. Auckland, 1926. vol 1, p. 63. Messenger's watercolour is a copy of original oil by M T Clayton, 1921, in Waitangi Treaty House, (see Photo file print, with title: [Landing of New Zealand's first Governor...]) Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, b&w ; image 86 x 200 mm on sheet 140 x 230 mm

Date: 1820

By: Fairfowl, George, -1836

Reference: MapColl-832.11aj/1820/Acc.22947

Description: Shows Districts of Shunghee; Whytanghi; Paroa; Korh Korah and Long Island; Shoel Bay; Otteeow Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Photographic print, 18 x 27 cm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - P Baskervilles log of the Dromedary voyage to New Zealand = MSY-2983.

Date: 1845

Reference: MapColl-832.11a/[ca.1845]/Acc.414

Description: Military map of Bay of Islands, showing route taken by the British troops to reach Kawiti and his supporters. Route begins at Hokianga Harbour from the Waima River, along native path, through the Kaikohe pa site and mission station, along cart road through Waimate, past Kawiti's first pa site, along Cowa Cowa [Kawa Kawa] River, to the position of camp at Wai-o-meo 24 December 1845. Directly above is Kawiti's second pa north of the Waituto Hill. Other Titles - Sketchmap Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on paper, linen covered card, part coloured, 33 x 47 cm.

Date: 1850 - 1860

From: [Fox, William] 1812-1893 :[Russell from Paihia. ca 1850]

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893

Reference: WC-005

Description: View mostly of the Paihia area at the waterfront facing east, with cows grazing beneath a large tree to the right, a beach with several people and a canoe and a sailing ship on the water beyond. The fifth section of a 5-part panorama Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 250 x 305 mm

Date: 1836

By: Florance, Thomas, 1783-1867

Reference: MapColl-832.11gbbd/1836/Acc.601

Description: Map shows property boundaries of 'St. John's', land owned by Mr John Wright, and bordering land surveyed and claimed by Mr G. Mair (contents 147 acres) identified on the map as in 'DESPUTE'. Map also identifies the neighbouring boundaries of land held by Mr Mair and Mr Clendon. Other Titles - Map of St John's (situated in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand) the property of Mr. John Wright Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, hand coloured, linen backed, 70 x 56 cm.

Date: 1831 - 1835

From: LaPlace, Cyrille Pierre Theodore, 1793-1875 :Voyage autour du monde ... La Favourite ... Album historique. Paris, 1835.

By: Himely, Sigismond, 1801-1872; Paris, Edmond Francois, 1806-1893

Reference: PUBL-0133-067

Description: The French ship La Favourite crossing rough seas, to enter the Bay of Islands in stormy conditions in October 1831 during the visit of its captain, LaPlace and his crew. The title of the print, and its appearance, suggest that there is a bar, or difficult sea passage at the entrance to the Bay of Islands, near Kororareka (modern Russell). This is not the case. Other Titles - The Favourite passing Kororareka Pass Extended Title - From LaPlace, C. P. T. Voyage autour du monde ... La Favourite. Album historique. (Paris, 1835). Plate 67 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Aquatint, 285 x 375 mm

Date: 1824 - 1826

From: Duperrey, Louis Isidore, 1786-1865 :Voyage autour du monde ... (Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1826). Atlas. Zoologie.

By: Lesson, Rene Primevere, 1794-1849; Bevalet, Antoine Germain, 1779-1850?; Coutant, Jean Louis Denis, 1776-

Reference: PUBL-0116-poi-18

Description: A New Zealand fish, the spotted stargazer, genyagnus novaezelandiae, seen in profile The plate indicates that the image was painted by Bevalet, who was on board the Coquille and drew many natural history specimens; however the expedition's naturalist, Lesson, is also likely to have had a hand in the recording of the specimen Other Titles - Stargazer, genyagnus novaezelandiae. New Zealand waters Extended Title - From: Duperrey, L. I. Voyage autour du monde ...(Paris, 1826). Atlas. Zoologie. Poissons. Plate 18. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured, 330 x 495 mm

Date: 1869

By: Chevalier, Nicholas, 1828-1902; Hoyte, John Barr Clark, 1835-1913; Crowder, John, active 1986-2000

Reference: B-163-013

Description: Shows a view from near Flagstaff Hill, looking down on Russell and the Bay of Islands, with nine sailing ships with many flags anchored off the bay and one smaller steamship nearing the shore. Paihia is in the background, across the water Attributed by previous owner to Nicholas Chevalier who was an artist on an earlier voyage with the Duke of Edinburgh. However Chevalier was not on the 1869 voyage and the style of the work does not appear to be his. There is no known record of a visit by the Galatea to the Bay of Islands. The ship left Auckland and proceeded to Tahiti. It may have called at the Bay of Islands en route. Inscriptions: No inscriptions on the work itself. Title from mat (discarded by the Library) supplied by a previous dealer. There is an almost identical work in the collection of Auckland Public Library, attributed to J C Hoyte. It is unsigned. The title assigned to it is Looking southwest from Flagstaff Hill over Kororareka. It was formerly in the collection of the Old Colonists Museum, and came into the Library when the Museum closed in 1957. The ships at anchor are assumed to be the American whaling fleet. There are seven ships at anchor. A further, almost identical version of this painting has been identified, housed at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is signed and dated 'C.H. [Kennett] Watkins / 1874', with reference number 2001.100.4397. (Information supplied by Lindsay Alexander, Russell, October 2014). Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 248 x 347 mm. Provenance: Previously owned by John Crowder, Trinity House, Waikawa, Marlborough. Title and date suggested by John Crowder.

Date: 1837

From: Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, 1796-1862 :The British colonisation of New Zealand; being an account of the principles, objects and plans of the New Zealand Association [by E. G. Wakefield and John Ward]. London, New Zealand Association, 1837.

By: Read, Richard, 1765?-1843?

Reference: PUBL-0112-front

Description: A rangatira standing with cloak and taiaha in his right hand, framed by tall trees, and with a headland surmounted by a pa in the background. The Maori figure is reproduced in larger form on p. 128 of the same volume and is a redrawing of Richard Read's 'Tetoro, a chief of New Zealand' first published in 1823. The background landscape is possibly intended to represent the Bay of Islands, and the manner of drawing pataka is reminiscent of the work of Augustus Earle, who is the source of two other illustrations in this book. Read's engraving was the frontispiece to Cruise, R. A. Journal of 10 months residence in New Zealand. (London, 1823). The image of Tetoro bears a strong resemblance to 'A chief of New Zealand' published in John Liddiard Nicholas' Narrative of a voyage to New Zealand (London, 1817), which in turn appears to be derived from Sydney Parkinson's 'A New Zealand warrior in his proper dress', first published in the 1770s after James Cook's first voyage to New Zealand in 1769. Extended Title - From Wakefield, E. G. & John Ward. The British colonisation of New Zealand. London, John Parker, 1837. Frontispiece Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 125 x 73 mm

Date: 1843 - 1849

Reference: PUBL-0031-49

Description: Shows a group of Maori seated or standing on rocks on the shore. There is a cliff-like headland in the middle distance on the right, and a sailing ship and small settlement can be seen in the left background. First published in 1843, and republished in 1849. Same image published in Colonial intelligencer or Aborigines' friend. William Colenso was New Zealand's first printer, working at Paihia at the Bay of Islands from 1835. He began work as a printer in 1833 in England and is likely to have brought this typeface with him when he came to New Zealand in 1834. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) on page of periodical.. Physical Description: Engraving, on page of periodical.

Date: 1840 - 1846

From: Dumont d'Urville, Jules Sebastien Cesar, 1790-1842 :Voyage au Pole Sud et dans l'Oceanie ... 1838 - 1842. Atlas pittoresque. Paris, A. Gide, 1846.

By: Le Breton, Louis Auguste Marie, 1818-1866; A Gide, active 1846; Blanchard, Henri Pierre Leon Pharamond, 1805-1873

Reference: PUBL-0028-182

Description: View from the flagstaff at Russell , with American Consul, James Reddy Clendon's American flag flying, and three people standing at the base of the flagpole, looking out towards the entrance to the Bay of Islands. Clendon's home was at Okiato, but the view of the entrance to the Bay of Islands seems more likely to have been from a high point at Russell. Other Titles - Entrance to the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, 1840 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 235 x 397 mm

Date: 1930 - 1820 - 1939

From: Goodwin, Arnold Frederick 1890-1978 :[Historical incidents in New Zealand in 1820. Edinburgh? ca 1930]

By: Goodwin, Arnold Frederick, 1890-1978

Reference: A-236-006

Description: Half-length portrait of Hongi Hika, shown with full facial moko, in a flax cloak, holding a musket. Behind him is a sailing ship, probably in the Bay of Islands, where Hongi came from. Picture supplied by courtesy John Walker & Sons, Ltd., Distillers, Kilmarnock. Hongi's iwi, Ngapuhi, was a large northern tribe, not a small one. Other Titles - Hongi Hika Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving 211 x 157 mm

Date: 1873 - 1900

By: Pulman (Firm)

Reference: PA2-1360

Description: Inscriptions: Verso - Wira Taka.... Bay of Islands Dr Hector Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1826 - 1836 - 1829

From: Sainson, Louis Auguste de, b 1800 :[Twelve engravings from Dumont d'Urville's "Voyage pittoresque autour du monde" (Paris, 1836)]

By: Nargeot, Jean Denis, 1795-1865

Reference: A-433-020

Description: Top image shows a fleet of some eighteen war canoes full of men, of a hilly coastline. The lower image shows a general view of a bay with a waka in the harbour and a sailing ship in the distance. There are three Maori figures and two Maori huts in the foreground. Other Titles - War fleet in New Zealand; View of the Bay of Islands Other Titles - Nargeot Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engravings on page 274 x 185 mm.