Places

Date: 1800 - 1840

By: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931

Reference: MapColl-832.47ee/[Pre-1840]/Acc.2743

Description: Map of Wellington Harbour, and greater Wellington, including southeast to Baring Head, westwards to Cape Terawhiti, northwards to approxiamately Pipinui Point and eastwards to the Hutt River. Shows Maori names and the remains of old pa sites, Maori villages (kainga) and burial grounds. Shows rivers and streams (unnamed), and dotted pathways, on which points are marked with a cross. Catalogue card states [by Elsdon Best]. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Pencil and red ink on tracing paper, linen backed, scale indeterminable, 50 x 60.1 cm.

Date: 1848 - 1850

By: Great Britain. Admiralty; Hamilton, William John Warburton, 1825-1883

Reference: MapColl-834atc/[1849-50]/Acc.1379

Description: Map of South Island, south of Kaikoura and including Stewart Island, and not drawn to scale. Shows harbours, rivers, lakes, Maori tracks, boundaries of the New Zealand Company's land purchase of the Canterbury Region; includes descriptive notes on areas of land such as 'very extensive grass plains'. Note on map before copying: 'Kaiapoi is the southern boundary of the Nelson Block'. Includes many Maori placenames. Written below map: Copy of charts in custody of Admiralty, 1- Canterbury-Otago explorations (1848), 2- Nelson explorations (1846) Title from catalogue card Written on catalogue card: Shows New Zealand Company's purchase of land. See also annotated copy, redrawn by Department of Survey and Land Information, 1989, entitled Map of part of the Middle Island by Charles H Kettle, ca. 1848, shelved at MapColl-834atu/[1849-50]1989/Acc.21689 Inscriptions: top left - Stamped New Zealand Company, 31 Oct 1848 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photographic copy, glued to paper, linen backed, scale indeterminable, 53.4 x 31.5 cm Provenance: Photocopy from chart held in custody of the Admiralty

Date: 1848

By: Whitehead, Arthur, active 1840s

Reference: MapColl-832.45cba/[ca.1848]/Acc.4900

Description: Topographic map of the southern half of the North Island, with especial emphasis on the Wairarapa valley, showing natural features and stands of timber; the Maori names for some of these features are given, together with names and locations of some pa . Includes the surveyors' route which began on 1st. June, ca. 1848, from a site along the Manawatu River to the Ruamahanga River, Lake Wairarapa, ending at the Hutt River on 20 June. Notes describe some topographic features. See also "A treatise on practical surveying" by Arthur Whitehead, 1848 (Exeter: A. Whitehead, ca.1848). Held NZ&P Collection, P 526.9 WHI 1848. Other Titles - Photocopy from "A treatise on practical surveying", by Arthur Whitehead, C.E. & surv., 1848 Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - Notes. The red line shews [sic] the track of the exploring party with the termination of each days march defined by the end view of a tent and the day of the month. The points at which observations for Latitude and Longitude were made are also shown Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Negative photostat., linen backed, scale not given, 67.9 x 49.9 cm.

Date: 1843

From: McIntosh, Alister Donald Miles (Sir), 1906-1978 :McIntosh Collections of antique maps

By: McIntosh, Alister Donald Miles (Sir), 1906-1978; Hughes, William, 1817-1876

Reference: MapColl-830a/1843/Acc.32067

Description: Map of New Zealand with relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Insets: Van Diemens Land; The settled portion of Western Australia. Plate LVII. W. Hughes 1843 in bottom right corner. Referenced in Tooley, 199 McIntosh Collection, item 11 Quantity: 3 map(s) on 1 sheet. Physical Description: Engraving, coloured outlines, Scale [ca. 1:4 3000 000], 37.9 x 26.9cm

Date: 1843 - 1939 - 1847 - 1945

Reference: MapColl-832.47p/[197-?]/Acc.23130

Description: Map showing old military installations from the New Zealand Wars, 1843-7 and the home guard sites of New Zealand Army in World War II. Sites from the New Zealand War include Te Rangihaeata's stronghold (1846), the site of a chapel and the colonial cemetery at Pauatahanui, military trenches (one named McKillops), the barracks of the 65th regiment, the officer's quarters, the Boulton's Hotel of 1847, Troopers Hill, isolated Maori grave along Paekakariki Hill Road, the landing stage of the 58th and 65th regiments, Tandy's constablulary's post and the Waitaha Maori at Ration Point. Sites during World War II include the home guard headquarters of 1941 at Jones Deviation, the 1939 New Zealand Army Unit and United States Marines 2nd division near Kakaho Stream, as well as the Duck Creek saw mill at Bradey's Bay. Shows J Walker's homestead. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Diazo photoprint, scale indeterminable, 34.2 x 36.6 cm.

Date: 1841 - 1842

From: New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Centennial Publications Branch :Maps from Historical Atlas

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; Barron, Alexander, 1839-1919

Reference: MapColl-CHA-2/1/11-Acc.36442

Description: Lists the Harbours on both coastlines of the South Island with comments on their quality. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on cream paper in cardboard frame. 72 x 45.7 cm. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1841

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; New Zealand Company; Great Britain. Admiralty; Brown, (Mr), active 1841

Reference: MapColl-834.1atc/1841/Acc.1373

Description: Topographic map of Motueka River, from its mouth at Tasman Bay, and showing the intended site of Nelson, inland from Kaiteriteri Harbour, as explored by Brown and Heaphy for the New Zealand Company. Shows area explored by Mr F G Moore, valley of the Rewai-eka, topographical features with comments, areas of timber and fern, and pa sites near the mouth of the Motueka River. Text on map is very hard to decipher. The number 2 is written on the map. Other Titles - Plan of the course of an expedition up the valley of the Motueka River, Tasman's Gulf. Written on map: Portfolio D, New Zealand, 15. Signed by Charles Heaphy Stamped New Zealand Company, Mar 29, 1842 Inscriptions: bottom right - Signed by Charles Heaphy; top left - Stamped New Zealand Company, Mar 29, 1842 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photographic copy, linen backed, scale indeterminable, 38.6 x 28.2 cm

Date: 1847-1851

By: National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)

Reference: PAColl-0840

Description: Photograph of a map of Bay of Islands possibly done by F J Evans of HMS Acheron between 1847 and 1851. The National Maritime Museum holds the original negative. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Details of deposit unknown. Found amongst PAColl-3678.

Date: 1840 - 1890

Reference: MapColl-800a/[n.d.]/Acc.6184

Description: Map of Australia, named as New Holland, with places named on the east coast. Capes are named Cronville, Flattery, Tribulation, Townsland. Mercurys Bay. Port Jackson, Botany Bay. Port Plentiful and Western Port. Tasmania is named as Van Diemen's Land. New Zealand includes numerous islands and multiple names of features around the coastline. North Cape, Brent, River Thames, Mercury Bay, Bay of Plenty, Cape East, Table Cape, Cape Palliser, Cooks Strait, Cape Campbell, Banks Isle, Cape Saunders, S.E. Bay, Cape South, S.W. Bay, W. Cape, Doubtful Harbour, Cape Foulwind, Cape Egmont, Woody Bay, Cape Maria Van Diemen. Islands include 3 Kings, Chatham Isle, Sisters, Bounty Is., Antipodes, Auckland Isle. Eahernomanu and Taviapoenamu are referred to. Title assigned by cataloguer Other Titles - Sketch map of New Holland, Van Diemen's Land, New Zealand Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, in envelope, scale not given, 10.1 x 15.9 cm.

Date: 1841 - 1842

From: New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Centennial Publications Branch :Maps from Historical Atlas

Reference: MapColl-CHA-2/1/10-Acc.36441

Description: Lists the Harbours on both coastlines of the South Island with comments on their quality. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing on cream paper. Scale indeterminable. 68.7 x 53.5 cm. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1841

By: Robinson, N W, active 1841

Reference: MapColl-834.1aj/1841/Acc.17744

Description: Hydrographic sketch of Port Hardy, D'Urville Island, showing sounding depths and coastal place names, recorded by Robinson while on the ship, Brougham. Includes small sketch of the ship. The ship, Brougham, was used for New Zealand Company business (See 'White wings' by Sir Henry Brett) Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Pencil and ink on paper, encapsulated in plastic, scale indeterminable, 23.2 x 36.3 cm

Date: 1844 - 1845

By: Tiffen, Henry Stokes, 1816-1896; Brees, Samuel Charles, 1810?-1865; New Zealand Company

Reference: MapColl-832at/1844-1845/Acc.855

Description: Chart of most of North Island (excluding North of North Island) highlighting detail of Wellington, Wairarapa, Wanganui District, Manukau and the Hauraki Gulf. East Cape and inland East Coast show very little or no detail. Insets of Port Nicholson, Kawhia, Tauranga, Waitemata, Manukau and Whangaroa harbours. Extended Title - Compiled by Tiffen from the Government and New Zealand Company's surveys and reconnaisances, from sketches by Messrs. Symonds, D. Bett, R. Harrison, - Richards, J. Thomas, - Murant, and from Native information, 1844-5. I am Chas. Brees, principal surveyor, New Zealand Company. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photographic copy, linen backed, scale 1:800,000, 84 x 64 cm.

Date: 1943-1944

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. Centennial Publications Branch : Historical Atlas material

Reference: MS-Papers-0230-008

Description: Correspondence and letters concerning the history and activities of whalers in New Zealand during the early and mid 18th century. Mostly concerns activities in Northland, Kawhia and Tauranga. Also includes extracts of verbatim evidence from various Maori from these districts. Also includes whakapapa for the Kennedy family from Ngati Porou, and biographical information for the Kennedy, Mair, Clendon, Tapsell & other families. Includes census of Europeans residing in Northern District, 1846 (from Clendon mss in Auckland Public Library) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1845

By: Warrington, H W V, active 1845; Great Britain. Public Record Office

Reference: MapColl-832.11hkcmf/1845/Acc.39284

Description: Plan of Hone Heke's pa at Ohaeawai in the Far North District, Northland shows sites of the flagstaff, Kawiti's house, houses underground, heaps of potatoes and indian corn, pits underground covered with plants and earth, Nos. 1 & 2 - nine pounder guns, No. 3 - six pounder cannonade, c&d - points of attack, a&b - sections taken, are referred to in a key. Doors in the outer fence are marked and the principal place of egress and congress. Positions and distances of a camp and batteries around the pa are marked, also numbers of soldiers. Names include Major Bridge, Lt. Phillpotts, Major McPherson, Lt. Col. Hulme. A sketch on the left of the map is of the pallisade. Notes refer to the inner and outer pallisade with detailed information about the heights and thicknesses of the posts. The sketch on the right of the map is of a Maori wearing a cape, who appears to be using a blow pipe which projects through a section of the front face of the pallisade. Map accompanied by a photocopy from The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography about Kawiti and related events at the time of the battle Other Titles - Plan of Heke's Pa at Ohaeawai attacked 1st. July 1845 Pencilled note on top left: Artist, H.W.V. Warrington Scale of original: [1:480]. A note states that this is for the ground plan of the Pah and not applicable to the positions outside Numbers on original on top right: 849 and 422 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, scale indeterminable, 38.6 x 53.8 cm. on sheet 50.2 x 69.3 cm.

Date: 1840 - 1849

By: Williamson, John S, active 1840s; Bidwill, Brian Carne, 1922-2009

Reference: MapColl-832.45gbbd/[184-]/Acc.25826

Description: Surveying map with topographical features of the Ngapuke area, with land occupied by C. R. Bidwill and Maori owners; also shows various Maori named land blocks. Some physical features are described. Includes the Ruamahanga River and Ngapuke Pah site. C.R. Bidwill's station is called Pihautea Inscriptions: Recto - centre left - I certify that the rules for the guidance of Native land Surveyors have been complied with in this Survey. The instrument used has been a 5 1/2 Inch transit theodolite . Signed John S. Williamson, Licensed surveyor. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Coloured laser photocopy, scale indeterminable, 26.6 x 39.4 cm.

Date: 1845

Reference: MapColl-832a/ca.1845/Acc.15810

Description: Hand drawn early map of the North Island, with names predominantly clustered in North Auckland and the East Cape. The map says "No natives along this [the lower East Coast] coast as far as Ahuriri". Text (several handwritten paragraphs) under the map discusses church delineations over the Island congregation numbers in various areas eg "Congregation will be found at every principal point". Also "East Cape is occupied by our Native teachers, and the congregations are upwards of 1200"; "Waikato is diveded between us and the Wesleyans". The notes divide the North Island into 14 districts. Shows "Bay of Taranaki" and "Knowsley Bay", "Ruapaka" (Ruapehu), omits Lake Wairarapa, Napier, Hastings, includes Wairoa. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, scale indeterminable, 37 x 22.5 cm

Date: 1840 - 1976

By: Moriarty, Julia Mary, 1914-2002

Reference: MapColl-832.4799ekcmp/Ke/1840-1854/Acc.16008

Description: Plan of Mount Street Catholic Cemetery, Wellington, identifying layout, sections, graves numbers and names of graves. Names on the graves are difficult to decipher, but include: nuns burial ground, McElroy, O'Connell, Prendeville, Tobin & McCaffery, Monaghan, Hugh Curry, Sheeman, Webb, Counahan, McLane, O'Neil, Ahern, Flinn, Sheppett, Sullivans Vault, H Moore, Stafford, Hartland, Capt ?Ratigan 65th Reg, Sergt Kearns 65th Reg, Callagher, J O'Gallaghan, Beatty, P Hellen, May, McDonald, Hyland, O'Connor, Murphy & Simon, Biddle, P Maner, Carty Pillet, Davis, Evans & Caughey, Carmont - Sullivan, Ryan & Deverty, J Smith, Haslan, E Prince, Bell, B O'Donnell, U Vorno, Sivers, D Quinlin, Sayers, Finugane, Ann Welsh, T Lane, Hogan, H R Kane, Carson, Redwood, Moffat, Dovan, O'Keefe, Wordsworth, Agnus Coffy, Wiakely, McCrumskey, Walsh, W Bolton, Madden, M Maher, Hankey, E Dee, Laughlin, Mullane, Sharp, Nidd, J Johnston, Brady, Shell, D Frost, J Frost, Nolan, W O'Beill, M A Hurney, Kennedy, O'Shea, Flahive, Father Petitigrain, O'Reilly, Sauzeau, Bourke, Swan, Whitaker, Dunne, Gallagher, Seagrave, Pollock, Gibbs, M Murphy, Duffy, Keegan, Baogan, London, Norris, Minogue, Corliss, McCarthy, Lynch, Gosling, McNimara, Jones, McNamara & Gamble, Ready, J Weight, E Dee, Madden. Plot numbers were added by Margaret Alington in 1976, before copying. See also second diazo photoprint copy, shelved at Acc.19978. Some names are difficult to decipher. For clarification, see map. Includes lengthy explanatory note by Fr M W Mulcahy, that was included on this map at the time of photocopying. This note says that J C Earp drew the map. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photographic copy, scale indeterminable, 83 x 74 cm

Date: 1842

From: Pearse, John 1808-1882 :[Album. 1851-1856]

By: Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873; New Zealand Company; Smith, Elder & Company

Reference: E-455-f-015/016-1

Description: A printed map of New Zealand after John Arrowsmith published for the New Zealand Company 1842. It shows the North and South Islands and Stewart Island as New Ulster, New Munster and New Leinster. It includes manuscript annotations marking the positions of Auckland, New Plymouth, Napier, Wanganui, Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury Settlement, Otago and Port of Otago. The New Zealand Company crest is at upper right, a world map at lower right. Page is between pages 15 and 16, but was not numbered in the original numbering of the album. It has been assigned the number -015/016 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand coloured 410 x 344 mm

Date: 1843

By: Cotterell, John Sylvanus, 1820-1843

Reference: MapColl-834.1a/1843/Acc.16450

Description: Sketch of Massacre Bay (Golden Bay), showing the station, Takaka, Toupo, and naming many other bays (writing hard to decipher). Copy made from Scrapbook of Issac Mason Hill, Micro MS-0366, in Manuscripts Other Titles - Massacre Bay drawn by John Silvanus Cotterell Signed J Cotterell Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photographic copy, scale indeterminable, 30 x 42 cm.

Date: 1849

By: Stokes, John Lort, 1812-1885

Reference: MapColl-832.47aj/1849/Acc.787

Description: Early naval map of Port Nicholson, Wellington Harbour, naming various points and bays, and showing settlements in Mount Cook, Te Aro, Thorndon Flat and Pipitea Point. Indicates a racecourse, mill, military barracks in Mount Cook and in Thorndon near Cliff Pa, jettys, a brewery, the Waterloo Inn, and pa (kainga) settlements in Petone, Ngaraunga and between Kaiwharawhara and Thorndon. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photographic copy, scale indeterminable, 48 x 44 cm.