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Date: 1880 - 1900

From: Glaser, Louis, fl 1890s-1900s :[New Zealand views]. Louis Glaser, Leipzig. [ca 1890s]

Reference: E-278-q-073

Description: View from the Auckland Domain looking over a thickly treed area to the city and across the Waitemata Harbour to Devonport, North Head and Rangitoto Island Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photogravure, 90 x 137 mm

Date: 1973 - 1892

From: [Various artists] :Three panoramas. Christchurch, Avon Fine Prints, 1973.

By: Schmidt, William Shaw Diedrich, 1870-1968

Reference: D-001-014

Description: In the left foreground, a drive with horse and carriage, fenced with formal young plantings. In the centre and right foreground, partially cleared native bush, including flax, treeferns and cabbage trees. Rangitoto Island and North Head on the far left, the harbour in the centre and the city with its volcanic cones in the the background Issued with descriptive text sheet. First published as a coloured chromolithograph in the Christmas issue of the Weekly graphic, 1892 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour photolithograph, 262 x 748 mm on sheet 427 x 890 mm

Date: 1851 - 1859

From: [Medley, Mary Catherine] 1835-1922 :[Sketchbook]

Reference: E-346-1-004

Description: The left side of a two-page panorama, with North Head and Rangitoto in the background, seen from a hill above Judges Bay. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on sketchbook page, 129 x 178 mm

Date: 1863

From: Artist unknown :Watercolours of New Zealand during the Waikato War of 1863 and on the voyage back to England, 1864.

Reference: A-161-038

Description: Pohutukawa flowering in the foreground of a view probably taken from the garden of Judge William Martin, Judges Bay. The view takes in North Head and Rangitoto Island in the background. Purchased with A-161-032/041. All appear to be by the same hand. Inscriptions: Verso - title Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on paper 177 x 272 mm

Date: 1846

From: [Crawford, James Coutts] 1817-1889 :[Pencil sketches and watercolours of New Zealand 1839-1850]

By: Crawford, James Coutts, 1817-1889

Reference: A-229-037

Description: Rangitoto in the left background partially concealed by North Head; other islands and headlands on the right and in the background. The roof and fence of a house close to the water in the foreground. Possibly drawn in late 1846 when Crawford was on his way from Sydney to Wellington for his second visit to New Zealand. He was aboard H. M. S. Driver, which called at the Bay of Islands, then Auckland on its route to Wellington. Other Titles - Waitemata Harbour Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Grey ink and wash 176 x 260 mm

Date: 1855

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881

Reference: A-144-009

Description: A view from inside a verandah with creepers winding up supports and across the top, looking down towards a garden and road, and across the harbour towards North Head, with the outline of Rangitoto Island in the distance on the right. North Head's signal station is included The reference to 'Mrs Churton' suggests the drawing was done after the death of Rev J F Churton in 1853. Mrs Mary Churton was the artist's mother-in-law, mother of his wife Catherine Churton. The family lived in St George's Bay Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - C. Heaphy Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Photograph of pen drawing 113 x 152 mm

Date: 1867-1939, 30 Sep 2003

From: Jull, Henry Augustus, fl 1917 : Family papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8645

Description: Comprises a family history of the Jull family compiled by Ron Meadows. Mainly photocopies of pictures of buildings and family portraits. Buildings include Brook Street House [Brook House?] and St Nicholas Church, both of Ash, Kent, England. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photocopy

Date: 1892

By: Schmidt, William Shaw Diedrich, 1870-1968; New Zealand Graphic and Star Printing Works; New Zealand Graphic and Ladies' Journal

Reference: D-001-004

Description: In the left foreground a drive with horse and carriage, fenced with formal young plantings. In the centre and right foreground, partially cleared native bush, including flax, treeferns and cabbage trees. Rangitoto Island and North Head on the far left, the harbour in the centre and the city with its volcanic cones in the background. Other Titles - Supplement to the Christmas number of the New Zealand graphic, Dec 21 1892. Inscriptions: Recto - top left - Supplement to the Christmas number of the New Zealand graphic, Dec 21, 1892. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 304 x 898 mm on sheet 455 x 1015 mm

Date: [1885 or 1886]

From: Hamilton Public Library :Photographs of New Zealand

By: Valentine, George Dobson, 1852-1890

Reference: PA7-59-16-2

Description: Panoramic view of Auckland taken from the summit of Mount Eden looking north-east towards Newmarket and Parnell. In the far distance is North Head and Rangitoto Island. Auckland Domain can be seen in the the middle distance. In the immediate foreground is J C Firth's home Clifton House, known as Firth's Castle. Photograph taken by G D Valentine taken in late 1885 or early 1886. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Auckland Harbour from Mnt Eden. 100. G.V. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 19 x 29 cm

Date: 1853 - 1855

By: Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897; Barraud, William Francis, 1850-1926

Reference: B-004-001

Description: Shows the headland of North Head and Mount Victoria at left, with Rangitoto cone showing between these two mounts. Foreground shows harbour water. The view is possibly from further west than Freeman's Bay; possibly Parnell or Judges Bay. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title]; Recto - beneath image - (Devonport wharves now here) Rangitoto Devonport North Head Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 170 x 354 mm.

Date: 1864

By: Williams, Edward Arthur, 1824-1898

Reference: A-236-022

Description: View from close to the shore in Auckland City looking across the harbour towards Mount Victoria on the left, North Head in the centre with Rangitoto beyond. There are several houses visible at the water's edge in the foreground Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour on tinted paper

Date: 1869 - 1982

By: Hoyte, John Barr Clark, 1835-1913

Reference: G-135

Description: Shows North Head and Rangitoto Is., with yachts and a man in a rowboat in the harbour. Taken from Judges Bay Reproduction of an original watercolour in the Alexander Turnbull Library (C-025-005) Believed to be a view from Hobson Bay until re-identified as Judges Bay in 2005. Compare Hoyte's view 'Mount Rangitoto from St George's Bay, Auckland, (reference number A-183-006) for a similar view, although the latter includes St Stephens' Chapel in Judge's Bay. Both views are taken from the area of the modern Parnell Rose Gardens Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - J. C. Hoyte, 1869 [in Chinese white] Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured 320 x 456 mm, on sheet 420 x 610 mm (framed)

Date: 1893 - 1924

By: F A H (Artist), active 1893

Reference: E-520

Description: Contains watercolour sketches for calendar months: cyclamen for May, poppy and wheat for January, cornflower for February, primula for September, violet for ---;sketches of Auckland Harbour, North Head and Rangitoto from Mount Eden and the Domain; and sketches of small children in greeting-card style. Deposit slip notes that book is dated 1893-1924, but this later date not found during cataloguing in 1996. Inscriptions: Album page - (On fly-leaf): To dear Fan-fan from Mother and Father, With much love and a Merry Christmas, Opotiki 1893. Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s). Physical Description: Fawn buckram-bound sketchbook, 21 leaves, 134 x 189 mm. Provenance: Anonymous deposit by mail in 1994.

Date: 1870 - 1890

By: Hetley, Georgina Burne, 1832-1898

Reference: A-175-005

Description: Shows a Maori canoe on shore at the mouth of a small stream at the foot of a cliff in the foreground, with a man wrapped in a blanket standing at the stern of the canoe, another figure seated in the prow. Yachts and ships are in Auckland harbour in the middle distance. Mt Victoria and North Head are in the background, with houses along the shoreline below Mount Victoria. The peak of Rangitoto is in the distance. The view may be from close to the modern central city foreshore, possibly from St Mary's Bay Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 139 x 350 mm

Date: 1884

From: Wills, Mary Ann, 1859?-1942: [Collection of watercolours, oil paintings, and albums by Mary Wills, primarily of landscapes. 1885-1936]

Reference: A-462-110

Description: A view of Auckland Harbour from a private garden, possibly in Parnell. North Head and Devonport are in clear view, with Rangitoto beyond. A lone steamer can be seen on the water. In the foreground, beyond the private garden's fence, is dense bush with a few houses scattered amongst it Painted before Mary Wills was married, hence the signature of Wykes, her maiden name Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Auckland Harbour / M Wykes 1884 [in brushpoint] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 141 x 191 mm, adhered to card 235 x 305 mm

Date: 1888

From: Hoare, E A, fl 1887-1888 :Drawings, watercolour sketches, photographs and notes of E A Hoare, Artiste, on board 'S S Tongariro'. December 1887 to March 1888

Reference: E-955-f-018-1

Description: A view of Auckland Harbour from high on Mount Eden. In the foreground is Parnell, showing what is possibly the spire of Bishop's Court, with North Head and part of the North Shore beyond. In the distance the Coromandel Peninsula can be seen, and on the right, the edge of Motuihe Island (possibly actually Waiheke). The different areas are labelled (Motuihe mis-spelled 'Motihihi') This view appears to be a fuller version of the drawing on the page facing (E-955-f-017) Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen and pencil, 95 x 298 mm, on sketchbook page 255 x 370 mm

Date: 1888

From: Hoare, E A, fl 1887-1888 :Drawings, watercolour sketches, photographs and notes of E A Hoare, Artiste, on board 'S S Tongariro'. December 1887 to March 1888

Reference: E-955-f-017

Description: A view of Auckland Harbour, taking in the edges of Parnell, the North Shore (and North Head), and part of Rangitoto Island. A spire can be seen in Parnell in the foreground, possibly that of Bishop's Court A wider perspective of this drawing appears on the page facing (E-955-f-018-1) Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen and ink on paper, 95 x 90 mm, on sketchbook page 255 x 370 mm

Date: 1888

From: Hoare, E A, fl 1887-1888 :Drawings, watercolour sketches, photographs and notes of E A Hoare, Artiste, on board 'S S Tongariro'. December 1887 to March 1888

Reference: E-955-f-018-2

Description: A shipboard view of North Head, with North Shore settlement to its right. In the background, Rangitoto can be seen Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on paper, 95 x 150 mm, on sketchbook page 255 x 370 mm

Date: [18--]

From: Christie, Hettie Florence, 1902-1988 :Photographs and album of New Zealand scenes

By: Coxhead, Frank Arnold, 1851-1908

Reference: PA7-41-04

Description: View of the North Shore taken from an elevated site across the other side of the harbour, possibly from Symonds Street. Mount Victoria is in the centre of the photograph and North Head to the far right. In the immediate foreground is a thickly wooded area, over the top of which can be seen a row of two-storeyed houses and St Paul's School, Parnell. Undated photograph taken by A C Coxhead. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - North Shore, Auckland, NZ. 130; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - F.A.C. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 14.3 x 20.5 cm

Date: 1860 - 1870

From: Various artists :Official Bay; From a point; Freeman's Bay, Auckland. [ca 1845. Five keys to early buildings and features from drawings by Edward Ashworth and other artists].

Reference: A-197-049

Description: A view of Freemans Bay. From left to right, labelled features include: Rangitoto, Mt Victoria, North Head, Queen Street Wharf, Motuihi, Smales Point, Waiheke, St Heliers, Hardinge Street, St Patricks, Drake Street (now Victoria Street). Likely to have been made as a key to a painting. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, black and white, on sheet 190 x 332 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath in 2002.