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From Atlas pour servir à la relation du voyage à la recherche de La Pérouse, fait par ordre de l'Assemblée Constituante, pendant les années 1791, 1792, et pendant la 1ère. et 2ème. année de la République Française, by J-J H de La Billardière.
General Library Special Collections
Rare 18th and 19th Century books covering significant European voyages of exploration in the Pacific, such as those by Cook and La Pérouse, are housed in the General Library Special Collections. Individual items may be located in Library Search.
Tari-Lorikeet dancers in the western highlands of Papua new Guinea. Photographed by Ralph Bulmer in 1956.
Anthropology Photographic Archive
The Anthropology Photographic Archive database contains a selection of images from the Department of Anthropology Photographic Archive at The University of Auckland, from 1950 to the present.
The images record staff research in New Zealand and the Pacific in fields ranging from social anthropology in Papua New Guinea and Tokelau, to archaeology in Western Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand.
The database is the result of a joint project between the University Library and the Department of Anthropology to preserve and ensure long-term access to items in this valuable and unique research archive.
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.Alternative fronts for six roomed workmen's cottage, October 23 1920. From the Johnson Clark collection.
Architecture Archive
Established in 1975, the Architecture Archive houses extensive collections of plans, specifications, drawings and photographs related to some of Auckland's more prominent early and mid-Twentieth Century architects including Vernon A. Brown, Gummer & Ford Architects, the Group Architects and Lippincott & Billson. It is also the repository for the NZIA annual awards. To find out about conditions of access, contact the Architecture Librarian.
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Unidentified Members of Parliament in the debating chamber, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, DPS:natlib.govt.nz:tapuhi:647413
Early New Zealand Statutes
The Early New Zealand Statutes database is a comprehensive open access collection of assent versions of New Zealand ordinances and statutes covering 100 years of law-making from 1841.
It enables legal researchers, students, historians and the public to access volumes that have become increasingly unavailable in print, including the volumes of the New Zealand Acts from 1888 to 1894 known as the "shattering statutes".
Cover of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1908), illustrations by Harry Rountree
Fine Arts Library New Zealand Illustrators collection
This collection consists of books and serials illustrated by New Zealand artists from 1900-1975. It includes representative examples of the work of some prolific and significant local artists, many of whom are little-known as book illustrators. Search Library Search for "'new zealand illustrators collection" to discover individual items.
The collection is available to view at the Fine Arts Library.
Selection of CDs and jazz charts from the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Play-A-Longs
Jamey Aebersold Jazz Play-A-Longs
The Jamey Aebersold Play-A-Long collection includes over one hundred volumes of jazz charts, each with accompaniment tracks on CD for soloists to practice improvisation.
Individual titles feature well-known standards, particular jazz idioms, rhythmic and chord changes, or works associated with prominent musicians. This collection is held at the Music & Dance Library.
Find individual items in Library Search, or browse the collection's titles by searching for "jamey aebersold jazz" in Library Search.
Ten Big Paintings (Auckland City Art Gallery, 1971). Auckland City Art Gallery: Gallery file (1970-1979), Fine Arts Library. Permission provided by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki.
Fine Arts Library Ephemera collection
The Fine Arts Library houses a constantly growing collection of New Zealand art-related ephemera. Each file in the collection is discoverable in Library Search and may be viewed on site. It includes over 300 gallery files (both current and historic) and over 1,500 individual local artist’s files.
The "Ten Big Paintings" exhibition pamphlet featured above is available in the Auckland City Art Gallery file collection.