Artist Index: New Zealand

Photographer unknown. Views of cities and landscapes of New Zealand. 1860s. 16 albumen prints, several oval, mounted to board. Each circa 19 x 16 cm. Some annotated in pencil in German below the images on the mount as well as on mount verso.

These early views of New Zealand include cityscapes of Auckland and the harbor of Wellington, alpine and glacial landscapes, as well as a rare early panorama of Nelson. Among the more unusual subjects is a photograph depicting the consulate building of the “Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg” on Queen Street in Auckland.
– Time-stained and soiled mounts with some foxing. Some photos faded, a few with scuff marks, some with spots, otherwise most in good to very good condition and several with strong violet brown tones.

Photographers: Josiah Martin (1843-1916), and others. Maori portraits. Mid-1870s. 12 albumen prints, mounted to board. Each circa 9 x 6 cm, a few larger. A few with title and number in the negative, some annotated in ink below the image on the mount.

This group comprises both individual and composite portraits of prominent Maori figures, including Chief Tawhiao, Kawiti, Mohi, Rewi, and Ringorī. Several appear in a photographic montage combining eleven portraits with ethnographic views: a carved meeting house, the settlement at Parihaka, a Rotorua village scene, a war canoe, and six carved figurative sculptures. A print of this montage is held in the British Museum collection. Also included are a larger photograph of a traditional Maori dwelling and several smaller-format studio portraits, offering a rare visual record of Maori leadership and culture in the late 19th century. – Mounts slightly time-stained in edges. Prints in good condition.

Photographer unknown. Views of cities and landscapes of New Zealand. 1860s. 16 albumen prints (several oval). Each circa 19 x 16 cm. Each mounted to board (time-stained/soiling, some foxing), some annotated in pencil in German below the images on the mount.

These early views of New Zealand show Auckland, the harbor of Wellington, several landscapes and Alpine/glacier images, including an early panorama of Nelson. One image shows the consulate building of the "Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg" in Auckland (Queen Street). – Some photos faded, a few with scuff marks, some with spots, otherwise most in good to very good condition and several with stong violet brown tones.