Portsmouth

Date: 1822

From: Otway, Robert Jocelyn (Retired Rear Admiral), b 1809? :[Sketchbook of ship portraits and other sketches. 1822-1823]

Reference: E-568-q-003

Description: Shows the harbour at Portsmouth with a frigate coming in, and a full rowboat coming towards the shore where three figures stand beside a beached boat. In the background are the buildings along the shore, including the Church, the Lookout house "with telegraph on top", another church, the Batteries, and a cutter belonging to the Naval College. Title taken from inventory, loose inside front cover of sketchbook. Extended Title - From R J Otway's sketchbook, 1822-1823. Inscriptions: Recto - top right - (Erased): ..... 1822. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil, on double page spread, 210 x 580 mm. Provenance: Previously part of the papers of K A Webster.

Date: 1883

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :Belgium, Holland 1883

Reference: E-351-q-016/017

Description: A range of vessels in port with the houses of Portsmouth and wharf buildings including a clock tower in the background. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - title and date in pencil Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour across two pages 150 x 480 mm

Date: 1883

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :Belgium, Holland 1883

Reference: E-351-q-018/019

Description: A range of vessels in port and at sea with the houses of Portsmouth in the background. In the left foreground, a troop of soldiers in uniform, possibly farewelling troops already on one of the boats. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - title and date in pencil Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour across two pages 150 x 480 mm

Date: 1883

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :Belgium, Holland 1883

Reference: E-351-q-009/010

Description: A British naval vessel in dock, probably at Portsmouth, with other vessels and wharf buildings, a horse and cart and soldiers, including a Scots Guard in beaver and kilt on shore to the right Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - title and date in pencil Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour across two pages 150 x 480 mm

Date: 1886

From: [Various artists] :[Illustrations of ships and naval actions]. - London [chiefly Illustrated London news, ca 1850]-1911

By: Wells, Josiah Robert, 1849-1897

Reference: A-248-042

Description: Four views on one sheet, two showing explosions in the water, one showing mine-layers, the lowest view showing the Orontes from the front with other vessels Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 315 x 232 mm

Date: 1826-1842

From: Edwards, Douglas G, d 1993 : Chaffers papers - Research notes

Reference: MS-Papers-4254-5

Description: Comprises Chaffers' sailing instructions for Cook Strait; naval records of Chaffers' brother, Richard; copies of Admiralty documents; and maps of Portsmouth and Plymouth Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1911 - 1515

From: [Various artists] :[Illustrations of ships and naval actions]. - London [chiefly Illustrated London news, ca 1850]-1911

By: Wyllie, William Lionel, 1851-1931

Reference: A-248-066

Description: A card illustrating historic British ships from a Viking vessel of 952, through a ship dated 1515, another of 1658, another of 1765 and a contemporary warship of 1911. The card is an invitation from the Admiralty to Mr W. Moore to attend an afternoon party at Portsmouth on 26 June 1911. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on folded card, 183 x 128 mm

Date: 1844 - 1848

From: [Turnbull, Henry Hume] d 1858 :[New Zealand and Pacific sketchbook, 1848 to 1856]

By: Turnbull, Henry Hume, -1858

Reference: E-454-q-063

Description: A barque in full sail entering an English port. Loose in sketchbook Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 151 x 196 mm Provenance: Donation: Mrs Kate Kavanagh, England, 1993.

Date: 1883

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :Belgium, Holland 1883

Reference: E-351-q-007/008

Description: The battleship H. M. S. Medina to the left, about to pass or enter an area marked 'Ship Basin', with cranes, wharf buildings, and the houses of Portsmouth in the background Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - title and date in pencil Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour across two pages 150 x 480 mm

Date: 1887

From: Pritchett, Robert Taylor, 1823-1907 :Sketches for Lady Brassey's `Last Voyage'. 1886-1887.

Reference: E-022-q-041

Description: On the left, a view of a naval vessel at Portsmouth. On the right, the low single-storey buildings of a hospital at Port Said, with two men in turbans in the foreground, the masts of ships in the distance The left-hand view was published as a wood engraving in The last voyage. Annie Brassey, 1887, page 2, with title Portsmouth, H M S Hercules. The right-hand view was not included in the book Other Titles - H M S Hercules Extended Title - From his Sketches for Lady Brassey's "Last voyage". Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image (in red ink) title and date Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Two ink and wash, on sheet 305 x 207 mm.

Date: 1883

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :Belgium, Holland 1883

Reference: E-351-q-011

Description: Three yachts moored, with a shipping signal behind them, and several houses on the far bank of the harbour. Probably at Portsmouth Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on page, 150 x 240 mm

Date: [2022]

By: McHarg, Joan, [1936?]-

Reference: MS-Papers-12773

Description: Photocopies made by Joan McHarg of typed transcripts made in 1974 by Ella Marion Horne (nee Grant) of handwritten letters from Orlando Newton to his wife Ann Newton. The letter of 24 February 1810 is written on board the brig transport Amphitrite while off Portsmouth.The letter of 1 December 1812 was written from Talavera, Spain. Orlando Newton describes being stabbed while in Gibralta and nine months recovery before sailing again to Malta then Sicily. Descriptive information supplied by donor. Title supplied by Library. Original letters by Orlando Newton are held at Library reference number MS-Papers-5059-14. The original letters were brought by the donor Joan McHarg's grandmother, Annie Louisa Grant (nee Hemming) to New Zealand in 1911. The letters are from 39th Regiment Sergeant Orlando Newton to his wife Ann, who was a member of the Hemming family. Quantity: 1 folder(s) Three pages. Physical Description: Photocopies of handwritten letters and transcriptions. Provenance: The trranscripts were made by the donor's mother. The original letters were once in the possession of the donor, Joan McHarg.

Date: 1895-1946

From: Cowan family: Collection

Reference: PAColl-10460-07

Description: Photographic prints taken by various photographers including Hanna, Valerie Studios, and R. W. Brown (Castle Bromwich, Birmingham), taken circa 1895-1946. Comprises images relating to Roy Cowan's war service during World War Two, particularly of aircraft (including a 'Fairey Battle'i), trucks, landscapes and portraits of people, mostly while he was serving in East Africa, and other locations, circa 1939-1945. Also includes images of Cowan family members including James Cowan, circa 1895-1900; a photograph of a framed image of the Auckland Annual Regatta, 1895, which includes "Lieut. J. Cowan" (James Cowan); two images of a racing car inside some cards sent to Roy Cowan from Hanne and Geoff [Easterbrook-Smith]; and a letter to John Cowan from the N.Z. Sports Car Club, relating to the Paekakariki Hill Climb, dated 2 June 1946. Many of the photographs have annotations on the back including names of some of the subjects. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 28 b&w original photographic print(s). 1 item(s) of photographic ephemera One holograph letter on card..

Date: 1853-1867

From: Marsack, Croft Augustus, 1824-1892: Memoirs and sketchbooks

Reference: MSX-9652

Description: The second volume in a series of four volumes and index. Comprises chapters I to XVIII. Title transcribed from item. Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Bound volume.

Date: 1886

From: [Various artists] :[Illustrations of ships and naval actions]. - London [chiefly Illustrated London news, ca 1850]-1911

By: Wells, Josiah Robert, 1849-1897

Reference: A-248-043

Description: Two views on one sheet, the upper view showing H. M. S. Colossus from the bow with an explosion near the stern, the lower view showing the shooting of a large torpedo Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Wood engraving, 315 x 232 mm

Date: [1870s-1880s]

By: Norris, Joseph Foxley, active 1880s; Bragge, James, 1833-1908; Burton Brothers (Dunedin, N.Z.); Wilson, George Washington, 1823-1893

Reference: PA1-q-094

Description: Photographic album created by Joseph Foxley Norris, with many images of places visited in Great Britain, including castles, cathedrals, stately homes, ports, landscapes, and bridges. Joseph Foxley Norris was a founding member of the Cyclists' Touring Club in England, and was a member of the Pickwick Bicycle Club in England with one image being a group portrait of members of the club. A number of the English scenes were photographed by G.W.W. (George Washington Wilson). Other regions visited include Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro. Views of New Zealand are mostly in the South Island, with a few of Wellington (including Government Buildings, Parliament Buildings and Government House). One photograph taken by James Bragge shows a group of unidentified Maori standing outside a meeting house in Masterton. South Island views include a bicycle "meet" in Christchurch, with a large crowd gathered, and a number of penny-farthing bicycles visible. A number of images show men riding penny-farthing bicycles and the dangers of so doing, with posed views of two men underneath their bicycles and one clutching a fence, taken in and around Christchurch. On page 108 is hand-printed award `Anniversary Sports, Christchurch,N.Z. 16th December 1880. The following ten views taken from the Cathedral Tower, Christchurch, are the 3rd prize in the One Mile Champion Bicycle Race won by J. Foxley Norris, Pioneer Bicycle Club'. Other views include a group of about four men touring along the West Coast Road, and notable buildings in Christchurch and Dunedin. One image shows the "cage" crossing the Teremakau River. A group portrait in Christchurch shows members of Harper & Co. (Solicitors) Inscriptions: Album page - J. Foxley Norris. 1880 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with a black cover, spine title `Photo's'; 29.0 x 24.5 cm

Date: 1822 - 1823

From: Otway, Robert Jocelyn (Retired Rear Admiral), b 1809? :[Sketchbook of ship portraits and other sketches. 1822-1823]

Reference: E-568-q-001

Description: Shows four fully-rigged sailing ships by the shore at Portsmouth, with a stone wall at the left, and a building with a tower visible in the right distance. Title taken from inventory, loose inside front cover of sketchbook. Extended Title - From R J Otway's sketchbook, 1822-1823. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil, on page 210 x 290 mm.

Date: 1883

From: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :Belgium, Holland 1883

Reference: E-351-q-012/013

Description: A range of vessels in port with the houses of Portsmouth in the background. In the left foreground, several people are swimming, including two naked figures Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - title and date in pencil Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour across two pages 150 x 480 mm

Date: 1822 - 1823

From: Otway, Robert Jocelyn (Retired Rear Admiral), b 1809? :[Sketchbook of ship portraits and other sketches. 1822-1823]

Reference: E-568-q-020

Description: Shows a windmill intersecting a fence, and a tower on a distant hill. Title taken from inventory, loose inside front cover of sketchbook. Extended Title - From R J Otway's sketchbook, 1822-1823. Quantity: 1 drawing(s) in sketchbook.. Physical Description: Pencil, on page 210 x 290 mm. Provenance: Previously part of the papers of K A Webster.

Date: 1845, 1888, [ca 1915-1940s]

From: Campbell family : Papers

Reference: 82-003-3A

Description: Material mainly relates to overseas travel; also includes `Practical suggestions to a young clergyman' by a parish minister [Dublin, 1845]; `Strange tales from humble life' by John Ashworth No 31 "My sick friends" Part 2. [Published in Manchester, nd]; `Active service pocket book' by Bertrand Stewart, fifth edition, enlarged, ca 1915; `Border ballads', 1888; book plate with the crest of Robert Carpenter (with motto `per Acuta Belli'); Tararua Tramping Club Inc - Notes on trip leading (cyclostyled booklet compiled by L D Bridge 1944); copies of The NZ School Journal, Apr 1930 to Nov 1931 (in binder with list of "Books I have read" on inside cover, Duncan Brown Std 6); Passenger list of NZSSCo ship RMS Rangitiki voyage from Wellington to London, Mar 1937 (Tythe Brown was a passenger). Other Titles - The NZ school journal Quantity: 1 box(es). Physical Description: Printed matter Finding Aids: Partial listing in back file (some items on list have been transferred to published collections). Transfers: To Cartographic Collection - Miscellaneous published maps for appraisal - To Ephemera Collection - Five miscellaneous items - To Book Collections - PR-08-0513 - To Serials Collection - PR-08-0515.