The Reverend William Colenso
1811–1899
(Person)
Printer, missionary, explorer, naturalist, politician.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
Mentioned in
- [Proceedings of some conferences held by Te Aute College Students' Association, 1897-1901, 1906]
- A Book in the Hand: Essays on the History of the Book in New Zealand
- A Dictionary of the Maori Language
- A History of the Birds of New Zealand.
- An Introduction to Polynesian Anthropology
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Botanical Discovery in New Zealand: The Resident Botanists
- Botanical Discovery in New Zealand: The Visiting Botanists
- Design Review: Volume 2, Issue 5 (February-March 1950)
- England and the Maori Wars
- Geology of the Provinces of Canterbury and Westland, New Zealand : a report comprising the results of official explorations
- Hauhauism: An Episode in the Maori Wars 1863-1866
- Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
- History and traditions of the Maoris of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand, prior to 1840
- History of New Zealand
- History of New Zealand. Vol. III.
- Introduction to Typo: A Monthly Newspaper and Literary Review [1887-1897]
- Island Stories
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Three: ‘The Early Poets’
- Manual of the New Zealand Flora.
- Maori Deeds of Old Private Land Purchases in New Zealand, From the Year 1815 to 1840, with Pre-Emptive and Other Claims
- Maoriland: New Zealand Literature 1872–1914
- Moko; or Maori Tattooing
- New Zealand Plants and their Story
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- Polynesian Voyagers. The Maori as a Deep-sea Navigator, Explorer, and Colonizer
- The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Horo-Uta or Taki-Tumu Migration. [Vol. II]
- The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Horo-Uta or Taki-Tumu Migration. [Vol. III]
- The Astronomical Knowledge of the Maori, Genuine and Empirical
- The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]
- The Early Journals of Henry Williams
- The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks 1768–1771 [Volume One]
- The Long White Cloud
- The Maori Race
- The Moa-Hunters of New Zealand: Sportsman of the Stone Age
- Through Ninety Years
- Tuatara: Volume 11, Issue 2, June 1963
- Tuatara: Volume 22, Issue 3, February 1977
- Tuatara: Volume 26, Issue 1, September 1982
- Tuatara: Volume 27, Issue 2, December 1984
- Tuatara: Volume 30, Issue 1, December 1988
- Tuatara: Volume 7, Issue 2, December 1958
Cited in
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Hauhauism: An Episode in the Maori Wars 1863-1866
- Robley: Te Ropere, 1840—1930
- Takitimu
- The Early Journals of Henry Williams
- The Maori - Volume II
- Tuatara: Volume 11, Issue 2, June 1963
- Tuatara: Volume 26, Issue 1, September 1982
- Tuatara: Volume 27, Issue 2, December 1984
- Tuatara: Volume 30, Issue 1, December 1988
Image Gallery
.jpg "Fig. 6.—The late Rev. William Colenso. — [From a photo in the possession of A. Hamilton")
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.jpg "William Colenso — (1811–1899)")
External Links
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "The Reverend William Colenso":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
