Images and documents
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Documents
Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Photographs of the South Sea Islands
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909, photographer
Temple, William, 1833-1919, photographer
Date
1863-1866
Physical Description
490 mm. x 640 mm. x 25 mm.
Level of Current Record
Parent
Member Object
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Purchased from auction in London
Public Access Text
For further information see Higgins, S. Brothers in glass : Montagu Higginson and the photographers of the Waikato War, Records of the Auckland Museum, 2012; v.48:p.5-28.
[Keywords: New Zealand Wars]
Subject Notes
George Montagu John Higginson was Assistant Paymaster on H.M.S. Curacoa, flagship of the Australian Squadron. The ship arrived in Auckland in October 1863. The Royal Naval presence was maintained by H.M. ships Curacoa, Esk, Miranda and Fawn operating out of Auckland
Daniel Manders Beere was born in Ireland in 1833 and died in Melbourne in 1909. He came to New Zealand in 1863 to act as surveyor to the Auckland Provincial Government and was active as a photographer from his arrival until the 1890s. He is said not to have been a professional lensman, but a series of views of the province of Auckland by Messrs Beere (presumably Daniel and his brother Gerald Butler Beere, captain of the Waikato Militia) was advertised by J Varty in 1864 (NZH 1 April 1864). http://0-www.aucklandcity.govt.nz.www.elgar.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/photographers/basic_search.htm
Copyright
Collection contains multiple items - rights applied at item level
Credit Line
Purchased from Serge Kakou, 2006
Last Update
16 Nov 2023
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