Volcanoes - Hawaii

Date: 1838 - 1835 - 1825 - 1843 - 1836

From: Various artists :[66 engravings of Oceanian subjects, including Tahiti, Marquesas, Tonga, Pitcairn, Vanuatu, and Polynesia in general. 1838-1843].

By: Dampier, Robert, 1800-1874; Danvin, Victor Marie Felix, 1802-1842; Ales, active 1835

Reference: A-318-020

Description: Shows scene in the crater of a volcano, showing several fumaroles, watched by two figures in the left foreground. The text in Domeny de Rienzi's book, French edition, volume 2, page 15, transcribes the name of the volcano as Kiro-Ea, which may be the present Kilauea. Plate 112 in Domeny de Rienzi's book. French edition (1835-36), has same plate and has the additional information that Danvin was the copyist. Ales engraved the French version, but the engraver for the Italian version is not given (it may also have been Ales). Dampier and his group walked to the crater, on the slopes of Mauna Loa, in late June, 1825. Appears in Dumont d'Urville's "Voyage pittoresque autour du monde" (1834-35) opposite page 430, as "Volcan de Kirau-ea". For Dumont d'Urville's book, it was probably drawn by Sainson. Other Titles - Volcan de Kai-roua - Kirau-ea - Iles Haouai Other Titles - Hawaii - The volcano of Kilauea [?] Other Titles - The great volcano of Pele Extended Title - From G L Domeny's "Oceania o quinta parte del mondo revista geografica ed etnografica della Malesia, della Micronesia, della Polinesia e della Melanesia ...". Venezia, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1838-43. (Italian edition of his "Oceanie ...". Paris, Firmin Didot freres, 1835-36). Inscriptions: Recto - top right - 112 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) extracted from book.. Physical Description: Engraving, black and white, on paper, 141 x 216 mm. Provenance: Purchased at Dunbar Sloane Ltd Winter Antique auction, 1997, lots 462, 463, 466, 468, and 470.

Date: 1840

By: Kaleohano, active 1840s; Nuuanu, active 1840s

Reference: A-112-020

Description: View of eruptions of steam and gases, hills of volcanic sand and fields of fresh lava coming from Kilauea Crater and from the sea, Hawaii Other Titles - Kaleohana artist, Nuuanu engraver Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving 125 x 240 mm

Date: 1856-1861, [1950s]

By: Drew, Mary Jane, active 1856-1861

Reference: MS-Papers-7462

Description: Journal kept by Drew while sailing with her husband Captain Francis B Drew on the whaling vessel, `Francis Henrietta', leaving from from Honolulu 4 Dec 1857 and arriving back in New Bedford, 9 Apr 1861 Drew describes leaving home and the journey to reach the `Francis Henrietta' in Honolulu; her diary records ships encountered, the weather, various incidents and events, whales slaughtered, travelling in Hawaii which included hill climbing and exploring a volcano and other activities Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr Warren H Clark, Hyattsville, Maryland USA, per Ms Joan Druett, Wellington, Jun 2002

Date: 1890 - 1900

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to ships and shipping companies, mainly on voyages to New Zealand. 1890 -1899]

By: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967; Australian and American Line

Reference: Eph-A-SHIP-1890s-01

Description: Brochure front cover shows the world as a globe with Australia, New Zealand and America showing. Inside are pages describing the voyage from Australia to London, New Zealand booking offices; with illustrations of Apia Beach, Preparation for a Samoan feast, Hale-Mau-Mau Kilauea, a map of the United States, Sunset at Golden Gate San Francisco, Sacramento River, Yosemite Valley from Artists Point, San Gabriel Valley Southern Califormia, Mount Lowe and Rubio Canon, Court house Los Angeles, Orange orchard Los Angeles, Hotel Coronado San Diego Ca., Lake Tahoe, Mount Shasta, Minerva Terrace at Yellowstone, Hagerman Pass and Pikes Peak, Grand Canyon, Moqui blanket weaver, Colorado River, Cape Horn, Pikes Peak. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Booklet of 48 panels, 235 x 110 mm.

Date: [1880s?]

From: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922 :Maori and Polynesian photographs

By: Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Davey, Frank, 1860-; Davey Photo Company

Reference: PA1-f-071

Description: Photographs of various Pacific Islands, particulary Tonga, Hawaii and Tahiti, probably taken during the 1880s The photographers vary, and include the Burton Brothers who took most of the Tongan photographs when visiting in 1884; some of the Hawaiian views were taken by Davey Photo Co. The photographers are not identified in many cases. Inscriptions: Album page - "from Mr S Percy Smith" Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown textured cloth cover, black leather corners and spine; 38 x 32 cm

Date: 1890 - 1900

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to ships and shipping companies, mainly on voyages to New Zealand. 1890 -1899]

Reference: Eph-A-SHIP-1890s-01-front

Description: Brochure front cover shows the world as a globe with Australia, New Zealand and America showing. An eagle, a lion and a kangaroo stand on the top left of the globe. A steamship passes in the lower left, and the volcano of Kilauea, Hawaii erupts at the lower right. The route of the shipping company is shown crossing the Pacific Ocean. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on cover of booklet.. Physical Description: Chromolithograph on cover, 230 x 213 mm.

Date: [1872-1876]

From: Various photographers :Photographs of scenes and natives in the Pacific Islands and Straits of Magellan

By: Newbold, C, active 1872-1876

Reference: PA1-f-237

Description: Album compiled from photographs taken 1872-1876 on the voyage of HMS Challenger. Photographs taken by three photographers: Corporal Caleb Newbold, official photographer of the Challenger Expedition, 7 December 1872 to 6 April 1874; Frederick Hodgeson, 8 June 1874 to 11 January 1875; and Jesse Lay, 14 January 1875 to 26 May 1876. Comprises topographical, ethographical and architectural views in Fiji, New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, Friendly Islands (Tonga), Hawaii, Society Islands, Valparaiso, Juan Fernandez, Puntas Arena and the Straits of Majellan. Included are portraits of Queen Salote Lupe Pau'u and King Taufa'ahu Tupou I of Tonga, King Kalakaua and Queen Emma of Hawaii, and Titaua Brander of Tahiti. The Challenger expedition was a scientific survey of the seabed of the worlds oceans, funded by the British Government. It left Portsmouth aboard the corvette HMS Challenger on 7 December 1872 and returned to Spithead on 24 May 1876. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album 42 x 32 cm, bound with contemporary red half-morocco, red cloth boards; gilt-lettered on front cover "Photographs of Scenes and Natives in Pacific Islands and Straits of Magellan"