Naval officer and marine surveyor. In 1838 he sailed to Port Essington in northern Australia and in 1840 assisted in the foundation of Auckland and surveyed the harbour. His wash drawings and watercolours of New Zealand in 1840 are in the Tasmanian Art Gallery. Stanley was in Wellington aboard HMS Britomart, as its Captain, arriving 3 September 1840. In 1847 he returned to Australia in command of HMS 'Rattlesnake', and for three years was engaged in survey work along the southern coast of New Guinea. Captain Stanley was the eldest son of Edward Stanley, later Bishop of Norwich. [AJCP Handbook Pt 8]
Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850
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Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850 :Port Nicholson, now Wellington, New Zealand. [1840] (After or...
Date: 1840
By: Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850
Reference: E-128-q-004
Description: View north along the beachline (Lambton Quay and Thorndon Quay) with houses and other buildings spread along the beach, a rowboat and three canoes drawn up. The three canoes are in front of Barrett's Hotel (Thorndon Quay, bottom of Molesworth Street) Original is property of Royal Society Tasmania, held by Tasmanian Art Gallery and Museum, Hobart Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph (postcard), 89 x 139 mm glued to sheet 276 x 215 mm
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Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850 :First encampment of the French emigrants, Akaroa, 1840. N.Z. ...
Date: 1840
By: Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850
Reference: E-128-q-002
Description: Looking south along the beach with three large pitched tents on the shoreline and groups of settlers. cf. E1 28/2 & 2a, postcard and magazine reproductions of same watercolour. Original is the property of Royal Society Tasmania, and held in the Tasmanian Gallery and Museum, Hobart. The Alexander Turnbull Library is not able to provide copies of this postcard. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph (postcard), 89 x 139 mm glued to sheet 275 x 215 mm
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Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850 :First hotel and houses built at Port Nicholson, now Wellingto...
Date: 1840
By: Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850
Reference: E-128-q-003
Description: A view from Charlotte Street (lower Molesworth Street) looking out to Wellington Harbour, with the side and back of Barrett's Hotel on the far left and the back of another house, 'the raupo house' in the centre. A flagstaff flying the Union Jack is alongside the near wall of Barrett's Hotel Copy of a wash drawing 'Barrett's Hotel, Port Nicholson' owned by the Royal Society Tasmania, and held in the collection of the Tasmanian Art Gallery and Museum, Hobart The 'raupo house' had a roof made of raupo and was said to be the first house built on Thorndon Beach (Thorndon Quay). It stood at the base of Charlotte Street, later Molesworth Street, on the right side as you face the sea, with Barrett's Hotel on the left side. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph (postcard), 89 x 139 mm glued to sheet 276 x 215 mm
Manuscript
Surveyors' letters SL 15c - SL 15e
Date: 1846-1850
From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2327
Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).
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Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850 :Kororarika Beach, Bay of Islands, N.Z., 1840. (After original...
Date: 1840
By: Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850
Reference: E-128-q-005
Description: View looking south along the beach, with houses, canoes and other boats along the waterfront. The originals wash drawing is the property of Royal Society Tasmania, held by Tasmanian Art Gallery and Museum, Hobart The nearest large building on the left may be the Duke of Marlborough hotel, while Pompalier House is probably one of the more distant larger buildings Other Titles - Kororareka Bay, Russell Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph (postcard), 89 x 139 mm on sheet 276 x 216 mm
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Historic Wellington - photographs of artistic depictions
Date: [1970s-1980s]
From: Kirkcaldie & Stains Ltd: Papers and records
By: Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850
Reference: PAColl-10606-01-01
Description: Four black and white photographs (copy prints) of sketches and drawings depicting scenes and buildings in early Wellington. Includes sketch of early development at Port Nicholson; a sketch captioned "Barret's Hotel, Port Nicholson", by Owen Stanley; an architects impression of a court building, and a depiction captioned "Government Departmental Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand. Erected 1876". Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s).
Manuscript
Surveyors' letters SL 15e (continued) - SL 19a
Date: 1828-1854
From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2328
Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).
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Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850 :Mr. Clarke's house at Waimata New Zealand, 1840, the missiona...
Date: 1840
By: Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850
Reference: E-128-q-006
Description: Shows the Waimate Mission Station on the left, a two-storied building with verandah and the Waimate Church in the centre at a slight distance Original wash drawing is the property of Royal Society Tasmania, held by Tasmanian Art Gallery and Museum, Hobart Other Titles - Mr Clarke's house at Waimate Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 89 x 139 mm on sheet 276 x 215 mm
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Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850 :Native houses, Port Nicholson (Wellington), N.Z. 1840. (After...
Date: 1840
By: Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850
Reference: E-128-q-001
Description: An interior view of Pipitea Pa with a whata or provision house in the background against a palisade and two lower dwellings left and right. A sailor and two Maori seated in the courtyard area. Part of Wellington Harbour and the hills opposite in the background Original wash drawing is property of Royal Society Tasmania, held by Tasmanian Art Gallery and Museum, Hobart Compare William Mein Smith's lithograph 'Courtyard in Pipitea Pa, Wellington, 1842' which is an almost identical view Other Titles - Pipitea Pa Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, 89 x 139 mm on sheet 275 x 215 mm
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Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850 :Akaroa. 1840
Date: 1840
By: Stanley, Owen, 1811-1850
Reference: A-109-015
Description: Shows first encampment of French settlers at Akaroa cf. E1 28/2 & 2a, postcard and magazine reproductions of same watercolour. The original watercolour is in the State Library of Tasmania, Hobart Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Photograph of watercolour, 225 x 365 mm Provenance: Donation: Mr R D McIntosh, 1963
Manuscript
Astronomical observation books 34, 38 - 39, 42 Pacific, New Guinea
Date: 1840-1886
From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2454
Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).
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Survey data books 39, 42 Australia
Date: 1846-1849
From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2452
Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).
Manuscript
Biographical notes on artists
Date: [ca 1800-1940]
From: Clendon, Jane, fl 2005 : Manuscript of book Paintings and Drawings of Wellington and the Wairarapa 1840-1880
Reference: MS-Papers-8362-02
Description: Includes, draft notes with biographical information on New Zealand artists. Some of the notes have photographs of the artists attached. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Manuscript
Governor Hobson's instructions to Captain Owen Stanley, HMS Britomart
Date: 22 Jul 1840
From: Hobson, William, 1793-1842 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0046-7
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photocopy