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Rundle, Henry J, fl 1882-1885 :Photograph album of views taken on cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea aboard HMS Espiegle
- Date
- 1882-1885
- By
- Rundle, Henry J, active 1882-1885
- Reference
- PA1-q-073
- Description
Photographs of the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, and New Zealand, taken and collected on cruises undertaken by HMS Espiegle while serving with the Australian Squadron, 1882-1885. Includes photographs of the flag-raising ceremonies which took place in November 1884 in New Guinea, on the proclamation of the Protectorate. Many of the photographs were taken by members of the crew of the Espiegle, who had received instruction in the use of photographic equipment by John Paine of Sydney.
Other Titles - Espiegle Album
Album compiled by Henry J Rundle, ship's carpenter on HMS Espiegle, and presented by him to his wife in 1885.
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Physical Description: Photograph album
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), Photographs, Albumen prints, Photograph album
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UnknownTongans and Fijians, Lima Lima, Fiji
Date: Between 1882 and 1884
From: Rundle, Henry J, fl 1882-1885 :Photograph album of views taken on cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea aboard HMS Espiegle
Reference: PA1-q-073-25
Description: Group of Tongan and Fijian men, women and children photographed ca 1882-1884 in front of a house in Fiji, probably by a member of the crew of HMS Espiegle. The location is described in the original caption as "Lima Lima". Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - Tongans & Fijians. Lima, Lima, Fiji HMS Espiegle undertook a number of cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea in the period 1882-1885. Members of the crew received instruction from John Paine of Sydney, Australia, in the use of photographic equipment, and took a number of photographs on the voyages. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 15.2 x 20.6 cm, mounted on album page 30.8 x 24.5 cm
Natives, Tongatapu
Date: Between 1882 and 1884
From: Rundle, Henry J, fl 1882-1885 :Photograph album of views taken on cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea aboard HMS Espiegle
Reference: PA1-q-073-09
Description: Group of Tongan men, women and children photographed ca 1882-1884 in front of a house on Tongatapu, probably by a member of the crew of HMS Espiegle. Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - Natives Tonga Tabu HMS Espiegle undertook a number of cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea in the period 1882-1885. Members of the crew received instruction from John Paine of Sydney, Australia, in the use of photographic equipment, and took a number of photographs on the voyages. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 15.1 x 20.5 cm, mounted on album page 30.8 x 24.5 cm
Swyncombe Station, Kaikoura
Date: [between 1882 and 1885]
From: Rundle, Henry J, fl 1882-1885 :Photograph album of views taken on cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea aboard HMS Espiegle
Reference: 1/2-154871-F
Description: Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
Road leading to a meeting house in Tomil, Yap, Caroline Islands, Pacific Ocean
Date: [ca 1884]
From: Rundle, Henry J, fl 1882-1885 :Photograph album of views taken on cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea aboard HMS Espiegle
Reference: PA1-q-073-63
Description: Road, lined with stone money, leading to a meeting house at a village in Tomil, on the island of Yap, Caroline Islands, Pacific Ocean, circa 1884. Photographer unidentified. Source of descriptive information - Dated in relation to photographs taken in New Guinea in 1884. Building described as a meeting house by Library client. Stone money identified from information on the Yap visitors web site URL: http://www.visit-fsm.org/yap/sights.html Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Road in Tomill [sic] village Yap. Western Caroline Group Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 15.2 x 20.6 cm, on album page
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Date: [Between 1882 and 1884]
From: Rundle, Henry J, fl 1882-1885 :Photograph album of views taken on cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea aboard HMS Espiegle
Reference: PA1-q-073-29
Description: View of Nuku'alofa, Tonga, showing the Royal Chapel, with scaffolding aroung spire, and the Palace. Photograph taken ca 1882-1884 by a member of the crew of HMS Espiegle. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Palace to Royal chapel. Tonga Tabu HMS Espiegle undertook a number of cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea in the period 1882-1885. Members of the crew received instruction from John Paine of Sydney, Australia, in the use of photographic equipment, and took a number of photographs on the voyages. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 15.2 x 20.6 cm, mounted on album page 30.8 x 24.5 cm
Maori artifacts, Kawau Island
Date: [1880s]
From: Rundle, Henry J, fl 1882-1885 :Photograph album of views taken on cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea aboard HMS Espiegle
Reference: PA1-q-073-24
Description: Maori artifacts, including canoe prows and paddles, cloaks, and other items. Image taken on Kawau Island, circa 1880s, by an unidentified photographer. Other Titles - Maori Curios, Kawau Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - New Zealand; Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - Maori Curios, Kawau Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 18.1 x 22.8 cm, mounted on album page 30.8 x 24.5 cm
Ladies College, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga
Date: [Between 1882 and 1884]
From: Rundle, Henry J, fl 1882-1885 :Photograph album of views taken on cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea aboard HMS Espiegle
Reference: PA1-q-073-11
Description: Ladies College, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga. Photograph taken ca 1882-1884 by a member of the crew of HMS Espiegle. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print mounted on album page
Toulon Island, Papua New Guinea
Date: [ca 1884]
From: Rundle, Henry J, fl 1882-1885 :Photograph album of views taken on cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea aboard HMS Espiegle
Reference: PA1-q-073-69
Description: Scene on Toulon Island, Papua New Guinea, photographed circa 1884, probably by a member of the crew of the HMS Espiegle. Shows rows of thatched houses on poles, and a group of local people. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Toulon Island New Guinea Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 15.3 x 20.7 cm, mounted on album page 30.8 x 24.5 cm
Tongans and Fijians, Lima Lima, Fiji
Date: Between 1882 and 1884
From: Rundle, Henry J, fl 1882-1885 :Photograph album of views taken on cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea aboard HMS Espiegle
Reference: PA1-q-073-31
Description: Group of Tongan and Fijian men and women photographed ca 1882-1884 in front of a house in Fiji, probably by a member of the crew of HMS Espiegle. The location is described in the original caption as "Lima Lima". Inscriptions: Album page - bottom right - Tongans & Fijians. Lima, Lima, Fiji HMS Espiegle undertook a number of cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea in the period 1882-1885. Members of the crew received instruction from John Paine of Sydney, Australia, in the use of photographic equipment, and took a number of photographs on the voyages. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 15.3 x 20.8 cm, mounted on album page 30.8 x 24.5 cm
Rangitira
Date: [ca 1880s]
From: Rundle, Henry J, fl 1882-1885 :Photograph album of views taken on cruises in Melanesia, Micronesia, Western Polynesia and New Guinea aboard HMS Espiegle
Reference: PA1-q-073-34
Description: Eighteen photographs of rangitira (Maori chiefs). High chiefs are on the left, low chiefs are on the right. Taken by an unidentified photographer circa 1880s. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - High chiefs. Low Chiefs. Maouries [sic] Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).