Collection of photographs of Erromanga, Vanuatu.
Scope and Contents
Collection comprises eleven photographs plus copy prints, depicting scenes in Dillon's Bay, Erromanga, Vanuatu including Mr E. Scmitz and ruined church; South River; Williams River and H.M.S. Swinger; grave of martyr George Gordon; and missionary residence. The photographs were originally from an album compiled by a navy seaman on the H.M.S. Swinger, a British gunboat which patrolled the Solomon Islands in the 1890s.
Dates
- ca 1890
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted
Extent
0.02 metres (11 photographic prints)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Bill Singleton, per Hugh Laracy, Department of History, University of Auckland, July 1994.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz