Volcanoes - Italy

Date: 1868

From: Simpson, William 1823-1899 :Voyage to Abyssinia, Stromboli, Etna. Suez, Red Sea, Zoula

Reference: E-064-004/005

Description: An extensive view from on board ship, with volcanic islands, a few houses visible at the water's edge on one, and a sail and steam ship to the right Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil & watercolour across two pages of a sketchbook, image size 140 x 460 mm.

Date: 1868

From: Simpson, William 1823-1899 :Voyage to Abyssinia, Stromboli, Etna. Suez, Red Sea, Zoula

Reference: E-064-002

Description: Two coastal profiles on one page, showing Mount Etna rising above the cliffs of Sicily. The upper view is from a greater distance Other Titles - Etna Quantity: 2 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil & watercolour in sketchbook, page size 140 x 230 mm.

Date: 1813

By: Swainson, William, 1789-1855; Healey, Trevor Woodford, 1929-2018

Reference: A-187-046

Description: View across a lake with bullrushes, with the peak of Mount Etna faintly visible in the background Inscriptions: Initialled on front W.S. 1813 Quantity: 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Charcoal on paper, 195 x 278 mm

Date: 1885

From: [Richmond, James Crowe] 1822-1898 :Lipari Islands, 19 Dec 1885 on board S S Cuzco

Reference: C-090-004-1

Description: The Mediterranean island Stomboli seen in eruption across water Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Stromboli forenoon; Lipari Islands evening; Stromboli sunset. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 120 x 210 mm

By: Swainson, William, 1789-1855; Healey, Trevor Woodford, 1929-2018

Reference: A-187-037

Description: A view from the sea, near Trapani, Sicily, looking towards volcanic peaks, with a sailing ship close by Swainson was in Sicily between 1807 and 1814 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - title in faint pencil Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil & sepia wash, 163 x 360 mm, mounted on card

Date: 1868

From: Simpson, William 1823-1899 :Voyage to Abyssinia, Stromboli, Etna. Suez, Red Sea, Zoula

Reference: E-064-010

Description: Coastal profile showing Mount Etna rising above the cliffs of Sicily as seen from the Straits of Messina. Other Titles - Etna Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil & watercolour in sketchbook, page size 140 x 230 mm.

Date: 1841 - 1843

By: Martin, Albin, 1812?-1888

Reference: A-160-015

Description: Mount Etna in eruption with houses around its base Inscription on back, not in the hand of the artist: "Mts Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu from Lake Taupo". Dating: Albin Martin and his wife Jemima married in England in 1841, spending the next two years based in Italy in the Naples area. The work is likely to date to the period 1841-1843. He also visited Rome with artist Samuel Palmer in 1839 Other Titles - Etna Inscriptions: Verso - Mounts Tongariro, Ngaruhoe and Ruapehu from Lake Taupo [in a later hand] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 94 x 200 mm Provenance: Purchase: Mrs Marjorie Forde, London 1972.

Date: 1868

From: Simpson, William 1823-1899 :Voyage to Abyssinia, Stromboli, Etna. Suez, Red Sea, Zoula

Reference: E-064-011

Description: The drawing in the top lefthand corner shows the crater of Mount Etna with steam rising. The drawing on the right shows Mount Etna rising above the cliffs of Sicily as seen from the Straits of Messina. Other Titles - Etna Quantity: 2 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil & watercolour in sketchbook, page size 140 x 230 mm.

Date: 1868

From: Simpson, William 1823-1899 :Voyage to Abyssinia, Stromboli, Etna. Suez, Red Sea, Zoula

Reference: E-064-001

Description: Two coastal profiles on one page, showing sketches of fishing boats and Stromboli volcano steaming Quantity: 2 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil & watercolour in sketchbook, page size 140 x 230 mm.

Date: 1868

From: Simpson, William 1823-1899 :Voyage to Abyssinia, Stromboli, Etna. Suez, Red Sea, Zoula

Reference: E-064-012

Description: Coastal profile showing Mount Etna rising above the cliffs of Sicily. Other Titles - Etna Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil in sketchbook, page size 140 x 230 mm.

Date: 1868

From: Simpson, William 1823-1899 :Voyage to Abyssinia, Stromboli, Etna. Suez, Red Sea, Zoula

Reference: E-064-003

Description: Two coastal profiles on one page, showing Mount Etna in the distance with islets in the foreground (upper view) and Mount Etna with islets from a different angle (lower view) Other Titles - Etna Quantity: 2 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil & watercolour in sketchbook, page size 140 x 230 mm.

Date: 1868

From: Liverpool, Cecil George Savile Foljambe, Earl of, 1846-1907 :[Sketchbook] 1868

Reference: E-304-067/068

Description: Quantity: 1 drawing(s) across two pages. Physical Description: Pencil and wash, 100 x 280 mm

Date: 1885

From: [Richmond, James Crowe] 1822-1898 :Lipari Islands, 19 Dec 1885 on board S S Cuzco

Reference: C-090-004-3

Description: Stromboli volcano silhouetted against the sky. Steam rises from the summit Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 1088 x 245 mm

Date: 1886 - 1890

From: Lister, Joseph Jackson 1857-1927 :[Lister album] 1886-1890 [Watercolours by Joseph, and possibly Isabella and Gulielma Lister]

Reference: E-394-f-001-2

Description: Vesuvius in eruption viewed from out to sea Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 53 x 147 mm Finding Aids: Shelf-list.

Date: [ca 22 Mar 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

By: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004

Reference: DA-05353-F

Description: Two Kiwis boil up, making a contrast with Mt Vesuvius in eruption in the background. Photograph taken in the Naples area circa 22 March 1944 by George Frederick Kaye. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: [ca 22 Mar 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

By: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004

Reference: DA-05355-F

Description: A view of Mt Vesuvius in eruption as seen from the vicinity of Naples, Italy. Photograph taken circa 22 March 1944 by George Frederick Kaye. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: [ca 22 Mar 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

By: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004

Reference: DA-05356-F

Description: Two New Zealanders view Mt Vesuvius in eruption from above Naples, Italy, during World War II. Photograph taken circa 22 March 1944 by George Frederick Kaye. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Date: 22 Mar 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

By: Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004

Reference: DA-05354-F

Description: War correspondent Cedric Raymond Mentiplay observes the unusual spectacle of Mt Vesuvius in eruption, said to be the most violent outburst for over two hundred years. Photograph taken in the Naples area circa 22 March 1944 by George Frederick Kaye. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative