William Mein Smith
7 September 1799–3 January 1869
(Person)
Also known as: Kapene Mete.
Surveyor, artist, runholder.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Bush cleared from Underwood near Mr Petres, Valley of the Hutt N Z. [1850s] in Selected Images from the Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
- Sketch taken from a sand hill on the north bank of the Manewatu, near the mouth. September, 1841 in Selected Images from the Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
- On the Ruamahanga, Wairarapa. 1860 in Selected Images from the Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
- Ruamahanga from the east ; the range of mountains divides Wairarapa from the Pakarutahi and Hutt V[alley] [1849] in Selected Images from the Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
- [Homestead at] Manaia. Feb., 1849] in Selected Images from the Collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library
Mentioned in
- Early Wellington
- Ko enei nga ritenga he ritenga tuturu na matou mo nga reti o nga whenua e retia nei e matou Kia Mite Rewena raua Ko Kapene Mete.
- Kōtare 1998, Volume One, Number One
- Letters and Art in New Zealand
- Maori Deeds of Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand: Volume Two
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- Sport 29: Spring 2002
- The Exploration of New Zealand
- The Old Whaling Days
- Tuatara: Volume 30, Issue 1, December 1988
- White Wings Vol II. Founding Of The Provinces And Old-Time Shipping. Passenger Ships From 1840 To 1885
Cited in
- Kōtare 1998, Volume One, Number One
- Tuatara: Volume 30, Issue 1, December 1988
Image Gallery
.jpg "Fig. 14—Britannia (Pito-one) 1840, from a sketch drawn by Capt. W. Mein-Smith, R.A., taken from the Korokoro Hill. Tents and Houses are on the Beach, and Emigrant Ships near Somes Island")
.jpg "Fig. 288.—Captain W. Mein-Smith, R.N., first Surveyor-General to the New Zealand Company, 1839. Photographed by Mr. P. Shankland, from an oil painting in Miss Wolters' possession. (Captain Smith was Miss Wolters' great-grandfather.)")
.jpg "Fig. 30—Plan of the Town of Wellington in 1840. Surveyed by Capt. W. Mein-Smith, N.Z., 1st Surveyor-general to the N.Z. Company, and drawn by William Bannister, Surveyor. The figures above the section numbers denote the order of choice at the Ballot in England in 1839")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "William Mein Smith":
- 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.