Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
A.T. Pycroft collection of natural history field trips
Primary Maker
Date
1930s
Physical Description
Level of Current Record
Parent
Media/Materials
Technique
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Arthur Thomas Pycroft. Art+Object auction of the Pycroft collection of Rare Books, 22/02/2012
Content
Peple: Bert Deeming, R.A. Falla, A.T. Pycroft;
Poor Nights Islands;
Little Barrier Island, Hauturu;
Cavalli Islands;
Hen and Chicken Islands;
The Noises;
Great Barrier Island;
Rangitoto Island;
Moturoa, Black Rocks;
Urapukapuka Island;
Waitangi, Bay of Islands;
Kereu River, East Coast;
Urewera, Waikaremoana;
Waitakere Ranges, Huia Dam, Karekare;
Whitebaiting (possibly Waikato River);
Kingfishers, Omata, Bay of Islands;
Cileo (ketch);
Public Access Text
Many of the prints are identified by initials to indicate photographers: A.T.P. -Arthiur Thomas Pycroft, F.C.M.-Frank Crossley Mappin, R.A.F.-Robert Alexander Falla, A.B.D.- (Bert) Deeming, B. Sladden - Bernard Sladden.
Bert Deeming assisted with Auckland Museum fieldwork in the 1930s
Subject Notes
Arthur Thomas Pycroft (1875-1971), amatuer naturalist and scholar, was educated at the Church of England Grammar School in Parnell where his father was the headmaster between 1883 and 1886. He then went on to Auckland Grammar School. On leaving school he joined the Auckland Institute in 1896, remaining a member for 75 years, and serving on its Council for over 40 years, becoming President in 1935.
Copyright
Collection contains multiple items - rights applied at item level
Last Update
11 May 2023
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