Akaroa Head

Date: 1977

From: McPike, Joan Norma, 1919- :Twenty-two lighthouses of New Zealand. Wellington, Ra Moana Prints 1977

Reference: A-104-069-a

Description: View of the lighthouse on the southern side of Banks Peninsula at the entrance to Akaroa harbour Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 445 x 335 mm

Date: 1977

From: McPike, Joan Norma, 1919- :Twenty-two lighthouses of New Zealand. Wellington, Ra Moana Prints 1977

Reference: A-104-069

Description: View of the lighthouse on the southern side of Banks Peninsula at the entrance to Akaroa harbour Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 445 x 335 mm

Date: 1964 - 1975

Reference: Eph-B-LIGHTHOUSE

Description: Includes flyers with a photograph and brief history of each of the following lighthouses: New Zealand Ministry of Transport. Marine Division. Cape Reinga lighthouse [1960-1970s] New Zealand Marine Department. Tiri Tiri lighthouse. 1964 New Zealand Marine Department. Godley Head lighthouse. 1964 New Zealand Marine Department. Akaroa Head lighthouse. 1964 Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on flyers, sizes varying up to 330 mm.

Date: 1866-1923

From: Cowan family: Collection

By: Pulman (Firm); New Zealand. Tourism Department

Reference: fMS-Papers-11946-016

Description: Loose material from scrapbook relating to Māori topics (MSZ-1688) including clippings, photographs, and printed translation of the land deed, of the site of the City of Auckland, dated 29 July 1841. Photographs include an image of the Akaroa Heads (with a canoe in the harbour); a group of [Fijian?] men dressed in traditional dress, holding wooden poles manipulating rocks in the ground, as a part of a demonstration circa 1900s; a plan of an unknown pā; and an image of Thompson taken by [Elizabeth] Pulman, and another of an unknown Māori man (both images are branded by the New Zealand Government Tourist Department). Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) Total. 5 b&w copy photographic print(s). Transfers: This loose material was separated from MSZ-1688 for storage reasons..

Date: 1887 - 1888

By: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898

Reference: B-183-029

Description: Three sketches on one sheet of paper, possibly intended for transfer to another medium. The top view shows the wreck of a ship, possibly the Victory in Wickliffe Bay, Otago Peninsula. The central view is of a ketch with Otago Heads in the distance. The lowest view is of another ketch at sea, with Banks Peninsula in the background On brittle tracing paper. Folded in six and formerly located, folded, in E-038-q-1. Unfolded and relocated November 2011 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on tracing paper, 518 x 361 mm (irregular)

Date: [1942-1944]

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-051

Description: Includes: Waiouru Military Camp, 1943-1944 (Series 23/6) showing panorama and aerial views of the camp, erosion and gulleys (including inspection by Major Holmes and Mr Gorman), inspection of trees to gauge amount of growth, crop of Red Clover hay on Harding's property; aerial views of Wainui Battery on Akaroa Heads, 1942 (Series 23/5); aerial views of Waikanae, one showing Paekakariki in the distance (Series 23/4); Caterpillar tractor including technical drawings (Series 29/3); Portable huts (Series 28/1). Quantity: 57 b&w original photographic print(s). 6 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1868 - 1869

From: Hurt, Theodore Octavius, 1839-1932 :[New Zealand views; sketchbook. 1865-1869].

Reference: E-501-f-003

Description: Shows high cliffs taking up the height of the image, with two rowboats visible at the bottom. The "Crest" was wrecked between Akaroa North head and Flea Bay, on 27 October 1868, and this seems the most likely ketch to be the subject here. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - (On separate label): [Title]. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Watercolour, 258 x 235 mm.

Date: 1848

From: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant 1820-1895 :[Sketchbook, no. 3] 1848-1849

By: Mantell, Walter Baldock Durrant (Hon), 1820-1895

Reference: E-334-030/031

Description: A view of most of Akaroa Harbour from a high point, with Onawe Peninsula in the left foreground, the harbour entrance in the distance. Indications of bush around the Wainui area Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - 15 Sep from top of bush Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 120 x 200 mm (page size)

By: Blackett, John, 1818-1893

Reference: B-051-019-01/03

Description: 1. Akaroa Head. 2. Flat Point. 3. Cape Saunders. All are shown in plan and profile view, with contours and slope of the hill taken into account. Formerly attributed by the Library to Charles Heaphy, on the basis of their similarity to line lithographs by Heaphy of Maori pa, geographical and geological features located at B-043-015 and B-043-016. However Heaphy never visited the sites depicted on Blackett's views, nor was he involved in the locating of lighthouses. These lithographs were published in the Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives in 1875 as part of Blackett's report on lighthouses around New Zealand's shores Quantity: 3 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Three line lithographs, mounted on 1 sheet, 340 x 510 mm Processing information: Formerly located at B-043-015-10 (or B-043-015-j).

Date: 1869

By: Hodgkins, William Mathew, 1833-1898

Reference: A-027-010

Description: View of a rocky cliff and heads at the entrance to Akaroa Harbour Acquired before 1941 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 127 x 177 mm

Date: 1915

By: Haylock, Arthur Lagden, 1860-1948; Haylock, Greta Muriel, 1898-1980

Reference: A-156-013

Description: Shows a sailboat in the centre foreground, sailing past an impressive cliff on the left. There are flocks of seagulls flying near the cliff. Unfinished sketch on verso. Same scene Inscriptions: Verso - Signed Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour, 332 x 394 mm.

Date: 1882

From: [Barraud, Charles Decimus] 1822-1897 :Akaroa Heads 29/1/82. Akaroa from Bruce's Hotel 30/1/82. Akaroa 30/1/82

By: Barraud, Charles Decimus, 1822-1897

Reference: A-029-029-1

Description: Shows a precipitous headland projecting from the right side. A small amount of vegetation in left foreground. On verso are: two pencil drawings of Akaroa showing wharf from Bruce's Hotel, 30.1.82. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour over pencil 253 x 352 mm

Date: 20 Apr 1950

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-24397-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 20 Apr 1950

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-24396-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 1882

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

Reference: A-029-028

Description: Shows cliffs at the heads of Akaroa Harbour. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 255 x 355 mm