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A merry Christmas to you. (To) George Shaw, Xmas 87 (1887) (21658288342)

A merry Christmas to you. (To) George Shaw, Xmas 87 (1887) (2165828834...

Christmas greeting card printed only on the front shows pink clover flowers and leaves, with a blue butterfly hovering over them. Text is at lower right. The card is gilt-edged. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s)... More

Arthur Yates and Co. Ltd, Auckland -(Pansies). Yates' nursery catalogue. 1899. Front cover). (21662791745)

Arthur Yates and Co. Ltd, Auckland -(Pansies). Yates' nursery catalogu...

Shows three pansies, and the title of the catalogue. This catalogue was sold by Robert Wyles of Mongonui. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 244 x 185 mm. on ... More

Kai time, watercolour by Charles Hemus

Kai time, watercolour by Charles Hemus

Hemus, Charles, 1849-1925 :Kai time. [ca 1900] Reference Number: A-367-030 Shows a group of Maori gathered informally around a camp fire on which they are cooking food. One man in a peaked cap and blue jacket s... More

Large flowering sensitive plant (Mimosa grandiflora)

Large flowering sensitive plant (Mimosa grandiflora)

Mimosa grandiflora in flower with hummingbirds around it, against a background of distant hills, probably the Andes in South America. Print by Stadler after Philip Reinagle. Engraving or etching with aquatint(?)

Keulemans, John Gerrard, 1842-1912 -Apteryx Mantelli (North Island kiwi) London, 1873 (21094309249)

Keulemans, John Gerrard, 1842-1912 -Apteryx Mantelli (North Island kiw...

A pair of kiwi, with ferns behind. The nearer bird is side-on, its head pointing to the right; the more distant bird has its beak plunged into the ground Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: ... More

‘Then he coaxed her down and took her home’ (6278216645)

‘Then he coaxed her down and took her home’ (6278216645)

Illustration by Kay Nielsen in East of the sun and west of the moon (1914), (198 x 150 mm), Alexander Turnbull Library, qRPr HODD NIEL 1914.

D Stephenson and Company (Firm) -New Zealand Steam Coffee and Spice Mills, Wyndham St, Auckland, established 1864. Litho(graphe)d Schmidt and Co, Victoria St, Auckland. (ca 1900-1920) (21586931045)

D Stephenson and Company (Firm) -New Zealand Steam Coffee and Spice Mi...

An arrangement of various ornate texts in a Victorian manner, with a central line drawn illustration of the New Zealand Steam Coffee Mills buildings. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Litho... More

FreycinetiaBanksii4 - Public domain botanical illustration

FreycinetiaBanksii4 - Public domain botanical illustration

Flower, fruit and leaves of Kiekie Freycinetia banksii. Fruit is called pātangatanga or ureure, the edible bracts are called tāwhara. Watercolour, 370 x 260 mm. (Taranaki region).

Barton's Circus touring the world with a host of novelties including a bevy of fearless lady riders. Caxton Co., Ltd. Dunedin N.Z. (1910-20). (21039794934)

Barton's Circus touring the world with a host of novelties including a...

Shows woman rider on rearing horse, seen from the back. Inscriptions: Inscribed - Recto - beneath image: Caxton Co., Ltd. Dunedin N.Z.. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photo... More

Best wishes. To greet you for a right happy Christmas. (Card, closed. 1900-1910?) (21657676182)

Best wishes. To greet you for a right happy Christmas. (Card, closed. ...

Shows mauve anemones on the front, and autumn leaves around the border. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on Christmas greetings card. Physical Description: Chromolithograph, on folded card, 142 x 100 mm. Bes... More

‘"Well, mind and hold tight by my shaggy coat, and then there's nothing to fear," said the Bear, so she rode a long, long way’ (6278735842)

‘"Well, mind and hold tight by my shaggy coat, and then there's nothin...

Illustration by Kay Nielsen in East of the sun and west of the moon (1914), (198 x 150 mm), Alexander Turnbull Library, qRPr HODD NIEL 1914.

Stanley Davis (6296890907) - Public domain portrait drawing

Stanley Davis (6296890907) - Public domain portrait drawing

Stanley Davis (1882?-1938), "New life"; Lane's Emulsion restores and maintains health., 1927, Colour lithograph, 1015 x 760 mm, Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Reference: Eph-E-PHARMACY... More

(Postcard). Hands across the sea. New Zealand. 895. Postcard "National" series, made in Gt Britain. (ca 1910). (5016182862)

(Postcard). Hands across the sea. New Zealand. 895. Postcard "National...

[Postcard]. Hands across the sea. New Zealand. 895. Postcard "National" series, made in Gt Britain. [ca 1910]. Reference Number: Eph-B-POSTCARD-Vol-7-082-1 Coloured photolithograph with gold highlights Printed... More

Dix's Gaiety Company -Programme (Theatre Royal Wellington. 1901-02. Red and green cover spread). (21597689422)

Dix's Gaiety Company -Programme (Theatre Royal Wellington. 1901-02. Re...

Colouring red and green. Design by P. McIntyre. Shows arrangement of images of female performers in fancy costume, with insets of Theatre Royal, Wellington; Opera House, Christchurch; Alhambra Theatre, Dunedin... More

Commercial airlines become successful, late 1930s (6296912657)

Commercial airlines become successful, late 1930s (6296912657)

New Zealand Union Airways Ltd, Speed comfort regularity by air; Union Airways, 1936-1939, Relief print, red, green, silver and black, on paper, 886 x 570 mm, Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Libr... More

‘ “Tell me the way, then," she said, "and I'll search you out” ’ (6278735568)

‘ “Tell me the way, then," she said, "and I'll search you out” ’ (6278...

Illustration by Kay Nielsen in East of the sun and west of the moon (1914), (198 x 150 mm), Alexander Turnbull Library, qRPr HODD NIEL 1914.

A korero; Te Rangihaeata addressing the Governor-in-Chief (Sir George Grey) at Waikanae, 1851

A korero; Te Rangihaeata addressing the Governor-in-Chief (Sir George ...

[Oliver, Richard Aldworth] 1811-1889 :[A korero ; Te Rangihaeata addressing the Governor-in-Chief (Sir George Grey) at Waikanae, 1851] Reference Number: C-054-018 Shows Sir George Grey, seated, Te Rangihaeata w... More

Taitook Pah Pelorus, watercolour by J. P. Murray, ca 1880

Taitook Pah Pelorus, watercolour by J. P. Murray, ca 1880

Murray J P fl 1880-1890s :Taitook Pah Pelorus. [ca 1880]. Reference Number: C-126-014 Shows scene in pa with four rectangular wooden huts (including one in left background) and one circular thatched hut (or pos... More

The Rev Thomas Kendall and the Maori chiefs Hongi and Waikato, oil on canvas by James Barry,

The Rev Thomas Kendall and the Maori chiefs Hongi and Waikato, oil on ...

The chiefs Waikato and Hongi Hika with missionary Thomas Kendall in England, oil painting by James Barry, 1820. National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, Alexander Turnbull Library, Welling... More

'Then for the last figure of all she drew out the dagger.' (18412348483)

'Then for the last figure of all she drew out the dagger.' (1841234848...

Stories from the Arabian nights retold by Laurence Housman; with drawings by Edmund Dulac (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1907).

Hiscocks, Ercildoune Frederick?, fl 1910 -Suratura Tea is a pure Ceylon tea, and is guaranteed not blended with Indian, China, or any cheap or inferior teas. "No more - hic- Wishkey - join (21448437798)

Hiscocks, Ercildoune Frederick?, fl 1910 -Suratura Tea is a pure Ceylo...

Shows an intoxicated man sitting on a chair in battered clothing, attempting to drink tea out of a teapot whose spout pours the contents to the floor beside him. Quantity: 13.30 linear metres. 1 b&w photo-mech... More

‘The Troll was quite willing, and before long he fell asleep and began snoring’. (6278739406)

‘The Troll was quite willing, and before long he fell asleep and began...

Illustration by Kay Nielsen in East of the sun and west of the moon (1914), (198 x 150 mm), Alexander Turnbull Library, qRPr HODD NIEL 1914.

‘“On that island stands a church; in that church is a well; in that well swims a duck.”’ (6278738198)

‘“On that island stands a church; in that church is a well; in that we...

Illustration by Kay Nielsen in East of the sun and west of the moon (1914), (198 x 150 mm), Alexander Turnbull Library, qRPr HODD NIEL 1914.

(C.) Hill and Sons, Hat and Cap Manufacturers, Wellington, N.Z. (Catalogue page 5. Cowboy hat, and Stetsons). 1897. (5016183570)

(C.) Hill and Sons, Hat and Cap Manufacturers, Wellington, N.Z. (Catal...

[C.] Hill & Sons, Hat and Cap Manufacturers, Wellington, N.Z. [Catalogue page 5. Cowboy hat, and Stetsons]. 1897. Reference Number: Eph-C-COSTUME-1897-01-05 Lithograph Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Tu... More

Barton Bros Circus and Wild West. (Programme cover. 1914) (5015573731)

Barton Bros Circus and Wild West. (Programme cover. 1914) (5015573731)

Barton Bros Circus and Wild West. [Programme cover. 1914] Reference Number: Eph-A-CABOT-Circus-1914-01-cover Letterpress Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library Find out more about this image ... More

The Great Levante in Wellington, 1941 (6297451914)

The Great Levante in Wellington, 1941 (6297451914)

Opera House Wellington, The Great Levante … Hows Tricks, 1941, Chromolithograph, on poster 691 x 470 mm (cropped)), Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Reference: Eph-D-CABOT-Magic-1941-01... More

‘And then she lay on a little green patch in the midst of the gloomy thick wood’ (6278736236)

‘And then she lay on a little green patch in the midst of the gloomy t...

Illustration by Kay Nielsen in East of the sun and west of the moon (1914), (198 x 150 mm), Alexander Turnbull Library, qRPr HODD NIEL 1914.

Charles Decimus Barraud, Rangihaeta New Zealand Maori chief who killed Captn. Wakefield at the Wairau massacre, June 1843. Painted in 1864, Reference Number B-004-020

Charles Decimus Barraud, Rangihaeta New Zealand Maori chief who killed...

Barraud, Charles Decimus 1822-1897 :[Rangihaeta New Zealand Maori chief who killed Captn. Wakefield at the Wairau massacre, June 1843. Painted in] 1864 Reference Number: B-004-020 Similar to B-004-021. Shows Ra... More

Te Nangihaeta, New Zealand chief, Capt Oliver delt. Dickinson & Co. lith. London, 1852

Te Nangihaeta, New Zealand chief, Capt Oliver delt. Dickinson & Co. li...

Oliver, Richard Aldworth, 1811-1889 :Te Nangihaeta. New Zealand chief. Capt Oliver delt. Dickinson & Co. lith. [London, 1852] Reference Number: PUBL-0032-1 Standing portrait of Te Rangihaeata. His face is in pr... More

Best wishes. To greet you for a right happy Christmas. (Card, open. 1900-1910?) (20171918208)

Best wishes. To greet you for a right happy Christmas. (Card, open. 19...

Shows mauve anemones on the left, and autumn leaves around the border, at right. In the centre is a short verse: Greeting: The sweet and gracious time is her / To every gentle heart so dear, / Its promise with... More

Featon, Sarah Anne, 1848-1927 -Kowhai ngutu kaka - clianthus puniceus. S. Featon. Bock and Cousins Chromo-Litho. (Wellington, 1889) (21290555211)

Featon, Sarah Anne, 1848-1927 -Kowhai ngutu kaka - clianthus puniceus....

New Zealand kaka-beak in flower Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph, 295 x 235 mm Featon, Sarah Ann, 1848?-1927. Featon, Sarah Anne, 1848-1927 :Kowhai ngutu kaka - cliant... More

G Peacock (Firm, Dunedin) -Peacock's jam, Greengage and apple. Made in New Zealand, solderless sanitary safe can. Contents not less than 28 ozs net. (ca 1890-1920). (21450652290)

G Peacock (Firm, Dunedin) -Peacock's jam, Greengage and apple. Made in...

A can label for Peacock's greengage and apple jam. Shows illustrations of various fruits including strawberries, raspberries, peaches, gooseberries and cherries. In the centre, a peacock stands perched on a br... More

Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837?-1925 -Sophora tetraptera (kowhai). A small tree growing in North and South Islands. It is thickly covered in early spring with golden yellow flowers. The wood is (21478401788)

Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837?-1925 -Sophora tetraptera (kowhai). A smal...

A branch showing leaves and flowers of kowhai Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, hand-coloured, 305 x 245 mm Harris, Emily Cumming, 1836?-1925. Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837?-1... More

Keulemans, John Gerrard 1842-1912 -Morepork, Spiloglaux novae-zealandiae; Laughing owl, Sceloglaux novae-zelandiae. (One-half natural size). - J. G. Keulemans delt. and lith. (Plate XX. 1888). (21289771031)

Keulemans, John Gerrard 1842-1912 -Morepork, Spiloglaux novae-zealandi...

Shows morepork at left, and laughing owl in right foreground. Inscriptions: Inscribed - Recto - bottom right: Judd & Co. Limited, Imp.. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) in book.. Physical Description: Lithograp... More

‘The North Wind goes over the sea’ (6278735708)

‘The North Wind goes over the sea’ (6278735708)

Illustration by Kay Nielsen in East of the sun and west of the moon (1914), (198 x 150 mm), Alexander Turnbull Library, qRPr HODD NIEL 1914.

Akaroa Harbour Ships And Whare - Public domain portrait drawing

Akaroa Harbour Ships And Whare - Public domain portrait drawing

Four European sailing ships, possibly supposed to be of the French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville, in Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand, some time in the early 19th century. Some Maori whare are visible in front. Ex... More

Evening scene. Encampment at Maurea on the banks of the Waikato, George French Angas del. Pubd by Smith, Elder & Co., London. Day & Haghe, lithrs to the Queen, 1847

Evening scene. Encampment at Maurea on the banks of the Waikato, Georg...

Angas, George French, 1822-1886 :Evening scene. Encampment at Maurea on the banks of the Waikato. / George French Angas del. Pubd by Smith, Elder & Co., London. Day & Haghe, lithrs to the Queen. 1847. Reference... More

HoneHeke1845 - Public domain portrait painting

HoneHeke1845 - Public domain portrait painting

Hone Heke standing, his face in profile, wearing a flax cloak. At his left side and slightly behind him is Hariata, his wife, also in a flax cloak. Watercolour.

Huia pair illustration - Public domain zoological illustration

Huia pair illustration - Public domain zoological illustration

Illustration of a pair of Huia (Neomorpha gouldii 1848, now Heteralocha acutirostris) by John Gould, "The Birds of Australia", vol. III (Extinct New Zealand bird, not native to Australia)Čeština: Pár laločníků ... More

JamesBusbyNZ - Public domain portrait drawing

JamesBusbyNZ - Public domain portrait drawing

Head and shoulders portrait of Busby, James, 1802-1871, British Resident at Waitangi, whose house was used for the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Gouache, monochrome, 124 x 104 mm

New Zealand apples, the Empire's star turn

New Zealand apples, the Empire's star turn

Cole, Edward, fl 1930s. Cole, Edward, fl 1930s :New Zealand apples, the Empire's star turn. The Dominion of New Zealand [1930s?]. Ref: Eph-E-FRUIT-1930s-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. ... More

Chevrolet at General Motors, Petone, 1930 (6296896675)

Chevrolet at General Motors, Petone, 1930 (6296896675)

General Motors New Zealand, The greatest Chevrolet in Chevrolet history. [Catalogue cover], 1930, Photolithograph, 160 x 216 mm, Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Reference: Eph-A-MOTOR-... More

‘He too saw the image in the water; but he looked up at once, and became aware of the lovely Lassie who sat there up in the tree’ (6278736072)

‘He too saw the image in the water; but he looked up at once, and beca...

Illustration by Kay Nielsen in East of the sun and west of the moon (1914), (198 x 150 mm), Alexander Turnbull Library, qRPr HODD NIEL 1914.

Photograph of the reproduction of a painting by James I McDonald, "He taua! He taua", painted in 1906 ATLIB 306214

Photograph of the reproduction of a painting by James I McDonald, "He ...

Photograph of a painting by J McDonald entitled "He Taua! He taua!" reproduced in an unidentified publication. The painting is signed "J McDonald, 1906". This image is a copy of the photograph of the original p... More

Harrison's cove, Milford Sound. C-025-019

Harrison's cove, Milford Sound. C-025-019

Harrison's cove, Milford Sound by Charles Heaphy

MaoriChief1784 - Public domain portrait engraving

MaoriChief1784 - Public domain portrait engraving

Head and shoulders portrait of a Māori man, his hair in a tikitiki topknot with feathers and a bone comb, full facial moko, a greenstone earring, a tiki and a flax cloak. He has a small beard and a moustache. M... More

View of a part of the town of Wellington, New Zealand, looking towards the south east, comprising about one-third of the water-frontage C-025-009

View of a part of the town of Wellington, New Zealand, looking towards...

View of a part of the town of Wellington, New Zealand, looking towards the south east, comprising about one-third of the water-frontage by Charles Heaphy

View of the Kahu-Kahu Hokianga River C-025-020

View of the Kahu-Kahu Hokianga River C-025-020

View of the Kahu-Kahu Hokianga River by Charles Heaphy Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fleming’s Creamoata, 1933 (6297438278)

Fleming’s Creamoata, 1933 (6297438278)

Fleming & Co. (N.Z.), Sergt. Dan's favourite - Sweet Heart O'Wheat custard, 1933, Photolithograph, 64 x 111 mm, Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Reference: Eph-A-FOOD-1933-01 Young Serg... More

‘No sooner had he whistled than he heard a whizzing and a whirring from all quarters, and such a large flock of birds swept down that they blackened all the field in which they settled’ (6278219321)

‘No sooner had he whistled than he heard a whizzing and a whirring fro...

Illustration by Kay Nielsen in East of the sun and west of the moon (1914), (198 x 150 mm), Alexander Turnbull Library, qRPr HODD NIEL 1914.

Rauparaha. Chief Capiti. &c. &c. Principal chief of all New Zealand, watercolour & gum arabic by Isaac Coates

Rauparaha. Chief Capiti. &c. &c. Principal chief of all New Zealand, w...

[Coates, Isaac] 1808-1878 :Rauparaha. Chief Capiti. &c. &c. Principal chief of all New Zealand. [1843?] Reference Number: A-286-012 Head and shoulders profile portrait of the Ngati Toa war chief Te Rauparaha we... More

My peace I give unto you. John 14.27 (ca 1890?) (21658068622)

My peace I give unto you. John 14.27 (ca 1890?) (21658068622)

Biblical text card printed only on the front shows blue cornflowers and a yellow daisy, with a Biblical quotation from the gospel of John, chapter 14, verse 27. Harriett Shaw's name is handwritten on the back ... More

Portrait of Edward Parry, a baptized New Zealand youth. Church missionary quarterly papers no LXXIII, Lady-Day, 1834

Portrait of Edward Parry, a baptized New Zealand youth. Church mission...

Artist unknown :[Portrait of Edward Parry, a baptized New Zealand youth. Church missionary quarterly papers no LXXIII, Lady-Day, 1834]. Reference Number: E-296-q-180-2 Shows a head and shoulders view of Edward ... More

Shipping poster, 1930s (6297424880), Art Deco Poster

Shipping poster, 1930s (6297424880), Art Deco Poster

New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd, New Zealand line. R.M.S. Rangitata in Gaillard Cut, 1930s, Screenprint, 980 x 1253 mm, Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Reference: Eph-H-SHIP-1930s-01 ... More

'There appeared before him an old man of venerable appearance.' (18846803769)

'There appeared before him an old man of venerable appearance.' (18846...

Stories from the Arabian nights retold by Laurence Housman; with drawings by Edmund Dulac (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1907).

Keulemans, John Gerrard 1842-1912 -Kea parrot. Nestor notabilis. (One-half natural size). - J. G. Keulemans delt. and lith. (Plate XVIII. 1888). (20126536063)

Keulemans, John Gerrard 1842-1912 -Kea parrot. Nestor notabilis. (One-...

Shows kea perched on foreground rock with wings spread, watching two other kea at left distance attacking a sheep, in mountainous terrain. Inscriptions: Inscribed - Recto - bottom right: Judd & Co. Limited, Im... More

Keulemans, John Gerrard, 1842-1912 -Grey kiwi. Apteryx oweni. (two-fifths natural size). - J. G. Keulemans delt. and lith. (Plate XLVIII 1888). (21474426210)

Keulemans, John Gerrard, 1842-1912 -Grey kiwi. Apteryx oweni. (two-fif...

Shows grey kiwi viewed from the side, with ferns growing in the background Inscriptions: Inscribed - Recto - bottom right: Judd & Co. Limited, Imp.. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) in book.. Physical Descripti... More

‘So the man gave him a pair of snow-shoes’ (6278737712)

‘So the man gave him a pair of snow-shoes’ (6278737712)

Illustration by Kay Nielsen in East of the sun and west of the moon (1914), (198 x 150 mm), Alexander Turnbull Library, qRPr HODD NIEL 1914.

‘The King went into the Castle, and at first his Queen didn't know him, he was so wan and thin, through wandering so far and being so woeful’ (6278217457)

‘The King went into the Castle, and at first his Queen didn't know him...

Illustration by Kay Nielsen in East of the sun and west of the moon (1914), (198 x 150 mm), Alexander Turnbull Library, qRPr HODD NIEL 1914.

E Piko. Motawarka, Blind Bay, watercolour by R. Hall, c. 1843

E Piko. Motawarka, Blind Bay, watercolour by R. Hall, c. 1843

[Hall, R] :E Piko. Motawarka, Blind Bay [184-] Reference Number: A-114-048 Profile head and shoulders portrait of a Maori man with moko, wearing a feather cloak, holding a taiaha in front of him. Copied from a ... More

John Bryce 1882 (cropped) - Public domain portrait engraving

John Bryce 1882 (cropped) - Public domain portrait engraving

Shows a group of seven head and shoulders portraits of politicians in the Government Cabinet. In the centre is Hon Frederick Whitaker, and around him from top right are: Hon Major Atkinson, Hon T Dick, Hon R Ol... More

Kaiteriteri Harbour from the entrance. Tasman's Gulf. No. 3 B-043-011

Kaiteriteri Harbour from the entrance. Tasman's Gulf. No. 3 B-043-011

Kaiteriteri Harbour from the entrance. Tasman's Gulf. No. 3 by Charles Heaphy

Martha King - Mrs S P King & Miss King's house

Martha King - Mrs S P King & Miss King's house

A view of rolling hills with, from left, the artist's house (with verandah and high hipped thatched roof), the school room, 'my room' (the artist's small work hut), a shed, the site of the later house and the h... More

Mt Egmont from the southward.-C-025-008

Mt Egmont from the southward.-C-025-008

Mt Egmont from the southward by Charles Heaphy Public domain photograph of a volcano, eruption, volcanic smoke, ashes, lava, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

New Zealand International Exhibition. Haere Mai, Welcome. (1906)

New Zealand International Exhibition. Haere Mai, Welcome. (1906)

[New Zealand International Exhibition Christchurch]."Haere Mai" Welcome". [Invitation booklet cover. 1906]. Shows two young women, one European and one Maori, standing together under a carved Maori gateway, wit... More

Night scene in an officer's quarters in New Zealand. 1850. Dancing a war dance.- A-145-013

Night scene in an officer's quarters in New Zealand. 1850. Dancing a w...

Night scene in an officer's quarters in New Zealand. 1850. Dancing a war dance. Attributed to Charles Heaphy

Rangi-Hira (Flash of Lightning), the wife of the chief Rangihaeta, watercolour by Richard Aldworth Oliver

Rangi-Hira (Flash of Lightning), the wife of the chief Rangihaeta, wat...

Oliver, Richard Aldworth 1811-1889 :Rangi-Hira (Flash of Lightning), the wife of the chief Rangihaeta. [1851?]. Reference Number: C-054-020 Shows Rangihaeata seated in the centre of a group of 4 women, while on... More

Sketch of Tilgate Quarry with Gideon Mantell Overseeing the Uncovering of Fossils

Sketch of Tilgate Quarry with Gideon Mantell Overseeing the Uncovering...

"Sketch of Tilgate Quarry with Gideon Mantell Overseeing the Uncovering of Fossils," pencil on card drawing, from a scrapbook, showing English paleontologist Gideon Mantell, dressed in top hall, overseeing two ... More

The Attack on Rangihaeata's position, Horokiri, ink drawing by Arthur Herbert Messenger, 1921

The Attack on Rangihaeata's position, Horokiri, ink drawing by Arthur ...

Messenger, Arthur Herbert, 1877-1962 :[The Attack on Rangihaeata's position, Horokiri] 1921 Reference Number: A-138-024 Soldiers moving up a steep hill towards other soldiers shooting from behind a fallen tree ... More

The fight at Battle Hill, Horokiwi, 6th August, 1846, oil on canvas by George Hyde Page

The fight at Battle Hill, Horokiwi, 6th August, 1846, oil on canvas by...

[Page, George Hyde] 1823-1908 :[The fight at Battle Hill, Horokiwi, 6th August, 1846.] Reference Number: G-525 Shows troops advancing up Battle Hill to attack Rangihaeata's men. Shooting is occuring around a fa... More

Upper and lower deck of the SS Athenic (1901)

Upper and lower deck of the SS Athenic (1901)

SS Athenic (1901): View of the upper and lower deck with lifeboat suspended from the davit; superstructure, funnels and rigging (Pencil drawing 140 x 215 mm)

View of Nelson Haven in Tasman's Gulf, New Zealand, including a part of the site of the intended town of Nelson C-025-015

View of Nelson Haven in Tasman's Gulf, New Zealand, including a part o...

View of Nelson Haven in Tasman's Gulf, New Zealand, including a part of the site of the intended town of Nelson by Charles Heaphy

"Cynicus" -The last boat, Day's Bay. (Postcard. ca 1910). (21450534779)

"Cynicus" -The last boat, Day's Bay. (Postcard. ca 1910). (21450534779...

Shows crowds swarming on to all surfaces of a paddle steamer, and even jumping off the wharf to reach it. Inscriptions: Inscribed - Recto - bottom right: "Cynicus". Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s)... More

'After these, maidens on white horses, with heads unveiled, bearing in their hands baskets of precious stones.' (19036114851)

'After these, maidens on white horses, with heads unveiled, bearing in...

Stories from the Arabian nights retold by Laurence Housman; with drawings by Edmund Dulac (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1907).

'Great was the astonishment of the Vizier and the Sultan’s escort.' (19036150871)

'Great was the astonishment of the Vizier and the Sultan’s escort.' (1...

Stories from the Arabian nights retold by Laurence Housman; with drawings by Edmund Dulac (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1907).

(Four canned meat labels -Swan Hams and Bacon. Swan brand brawn; Bulimba Meat Preserving Co, Queensland. Sheep's tongues (two different); and; Victory sheep tongues. 1900-1920?). (21271099362)

(Four canned meat labels -Swan Hams and Bacon. Swan brand brawn; Bulim...

The Swan brand label shows the logo of a swan; Bulimba brand logo is a unicorn; and the Victory brand logo is a rooster. The top label (Swan brand) is lithographed by the N.Z. Times Co. Quantity: 4 colour art ... More

A Christchurch nursery, 1904 (6296882557)

A Christchurch nursery, 1904 (6296882557)

Nairn & Sons Ltd, Plant catalogue [cover], 1904-05, `Lithograph, coloured 240 x 182 mm, Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Reference: Eph-A-HORTICULTURE-Nairn-1904-01-cover Somewhat remin... More

Boethius, De musica, f.43v, (211 x 144 mm), 12th century, Alexander Turnbull Library, MSR-05. (5343921037)

Boethius, De musica, f.43v, (211 x 144 mm), 12th century, Alexander Tu...

This is a manuscript about the theory of music. It was copied probably in England at Christ Church, Canterbury, in the second quarter of the twelfth century. Its main focus is the mathematical basis of music, ... More

Screening at a country town, 1931 (6297430030)

Screening at a country town, 1931 (6297430030)

Warner Bros, The Green Goddess, 1931, Offset print on cover spread, 190 x 230 mm, Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Reference: Eph-A-CINEMA-1931-01-cover The 1920s and 1930s saw the prol... More

Hiscocks, Ercildoune Frederick fl 1910 -The secretary and engineer. The New Zealand mail, October 25, 1907. (21093238380)

Hiscocks, Ercildoune Frederick fl 1910 -The secretary and engineer. Th...

Shows gentleman with leather bag engraved "W.F." (William Ferguson), coming out of a door marked Wellington Harbour Board at right. At centre and left, are scenes of the harbour. Inscriptions: Inscribed - Rect... More

Keulemans, John Gerrard 1842-1912 -The kakapo or owl parrot. Stringops habroptilus. (One-half natural size). - J. G. Keulemans delt. and lith. (Plate XIX. 1888). (21476531009)

Keulemans, John Gerrard 1842-1912 -The kakapo or owl parrot. Stringops...

Shows a kakapo in the foreground perched on a broken tree branch, and a second kakapo in the right backround emerging from under tree roots. Inscriptions: Inscribed - Recto - bottom right: Judd & Co. Limited, ... More

Keulemans, John Gerrard, 1842-1912 -Moho or Takahe - Notornis Mantelli. - J. G. Keulemans delt. and lith. (Plate XXXII 1888). (21618991661)

Keulemans, John Gerrard, 1842-1912 -Moho or Takahe - Notornis Mantelli...

Shows the large flightless New Zealand bird, the takahe, viewed from the side, among fern. Inscriptions: Inscribed - Recto - bottom right: Judd & Co. Limited, Imp.. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) in book.. Ph... More

The New Zealand centennial Exhibition 1939-1940 (6296919057)

The New Zealand centennial Exhibition 1939-1940 (6296919057)

Charles Haines Advertising Agency Ltd, .Z. Centennial Exhibition. The fun of the fair, November, 1939, Offset lithograph, 750 x 505 mm, Printed Ephemera Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Reference: Eph-E... More

‘She saw the Lindworm for the first time as he came in and stood by her side’ (6278736794)

‘She saw the Lindworm for the first time as he came in and stood by he...

Illustration by Kay Nielsen in East of the sun and west of the moon (1914), (198 x 150 mm), Alexander Turnbull Library, qRPr HODD NIEL 1914.

'And presently, feeling myself lifted by men’s hands.' - 18845326638

'And presently, feeling myself lifted by men’s hands.' - 18845326638

Stories from the Arabian nights retold by Laurence Housman; with drawings by Edmund Dulac (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1907).

1882–1883 Whitaker Ministry - Public domain portrait engraving

1882–1883 Whitaker Ministry - Public domain portrait engraving

Shows a group of seven head and shoulders portraits of politicians in the Government Cabinet. In the centre is Hon Frederick Whitaker, and around him from top right are: Hon Major Atkinson, Hon T Dick, Hon R Ol... More

A dream, after having supped A-145-012

A dream, after having supped A-145-012

A dream, after having supped by Charles Heaphy

Charles Decimus Barraud, Rangihaeata. 1856, Reference Number B-004-021

Charles Decimus Barraud, Rangihaeata. 1856, Reference Number B-004-021

Barraud, Charles Decimus 1822-1897 :Rangihaeata. 1856 Reference Number: B-004-021 Shows Maori rangatira standing with white hair, moko, feather cloak, and a greenstone mere in his right hand. The long tunic ben... More

E Manu. Chief - Wauka pa Wauka, watercolour & gum arabic by Isaac Coates

E Manu. Chief - Wauka pa Wauka, watercolour & gum arabic by Isaac Coat...

[Coates, Isaac], 1808-1878 :E Manu. Chief - Wauka pa Wauka. [1843?] Reference Number: A-286-001 Head and shoulders profile portrait of Wiremu Katene te Puoho, also known as te Manu or Manu, son of te Puoho o te... More

Episode at Mount Victoria at Freemason's Picnic. A-147-015

Episode at Mount Victoria at Freemason's Picnic. A-147-015

Episode at Mount Victoria at Freemason's Picnic. By Charles Heaphy

Gold mining, Driving Creek, Coromandel. B-182-008

Gold mining, Driving Creek, Coromandel. B-182-008

Gold mining, Driving Creek, Coromandel. Attributed to Charles Heaphy

Jacques Arago - Ooro, one of the principal chiefs of Ouriouriou. King of the Sandwich Islands

Jacques Arago - Ooro, one of the principal chiefs of Ouriouriou. King ...

Engraving after Jacques Etienne Victor Arago (1790-1855): Ooro, one of the principal chiefs of Ouriouriou. King of the Sandwich Islands. [1823]. Reference Number: A-112-011. Head and shoulders portrait of a Haw... More

King, Martha Kahikitea - Public domain botanical illustration

King, Martha Kahikitea - Public domain botanical illustration

A branch of kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides) in berry by Martha King. Prepared for the New Zealand Company in 1842. Folio C No. 12.

King, Martha Manuka - Public domain botanical illustration

King, Martha Manuka - Public domain botanical illustration

A branch of white manuka in flower by Martha King. Prepared for the New Zealand Company in 1842. Folio C No. 13.

King, Martha Warangi (Rangiora)

King, Martha Warangi (Rangiora)

Branch of Rangiora (Brachyglottis repanda) in flower by Martha King. Prepared for the New Zealand Company in 1842. Folio C No. 17.

Ko Tamihana te Rauparaha, watercolour by Thomas Biddulph Hutton

Ko Tamihana te Rauparaha, watercolour by Thomas Biddulph Hutton

Hutton, Thomas Biddulph, 1824-1886 :Ko Tamihana te Rauparaha. [1845] Reference Number: E-137-q-005 Tamihana Te Rauparaha, or Katu, (son of the Ngati Toa warrior chief Te Rauparaha) standing wrapped in a fine fl... More

Lady Grey, 1854 - Public domain portrait painting

Lady Grey, 1854 - Public domain portrait painting

Portrait of Lady Eliza Lucy Grey, painted by William Gush in 1854, and photographed by Bartlett & Co.

Martha King - As you enter St John's Wood, Wanganui, April 6, 1848

Martha King - As you enter St John's Wood, Wanganui, April 6, 1848

A road cleared through tall bush, with tree stumps and overhanging trees with creepers suspended from them. A bank to the right of the road by Martha King.

Mere-Mere from Whangamarino Redoubt C-025-011

Mere-Mere from Whangamarino Redoubt C-025-011

Mere-Mere from Whangamarino Redoubt by Charles Heaphy Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mt Cook, Greenstone country, Middle Id. 1846 E-943-q-030

Mt Cook, Greenstone country, Middle Id. 1846 E-943-q-030

Mt Cook, Greenstone country, Middle Id. 1846 based on an artwork by Charles Heaphy. Possibly a copy painted by Cherie Connell)

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