Visual Evidence Gallery

Images already held by WhaleLIBRARY, brought together for editorial selection. These are research previews, not a cleared historical image collection. Some may be modern illustrations or have incorrect historical captions; none should be represented as an original depiction without checking.

Publication review required: confirm artist/photographer, origin, licensing, historical subject, place, date and cultural appropriateness. This page is a private editorial working gallery and should be excluded from a public release until reviewed.

Coast, stations and landscapes

BeachWhaling.jpg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

NZWhalingStations.jpg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

kapiti_back_cover_no_text_sunset_20251224221830_1.jpeg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

whaling_station_masterpiece_20251223195016_1.jpeg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

KapitIsland.jpg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

whaling_village_aerial_no_island_20251224232814_1.jpeg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

KapitiIslandWhalingStations.png

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

Vessels and crews

whaleboat_mixed_crew_harpoonist_20251224223724_1.jpeg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

whalingship.jpg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

Harpooner2.jpg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

whalingship1.jpg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

whalingship3.jpg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

whalingship2.jpg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

whaling-boat2.jpg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

Whaling tools and processing

Whaling-tools.png

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

SpermCandles.jpg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

TryPots.jpg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

whaleflencing-team.jpg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

whale-oil-lamps.jpg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

Harpoons.png

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

People and documentary context

musket_wars_wide_strip_panel_20251224224248_1.jpeg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

whalers_maori_guns_alcohol_trade_20251224223208_1.jpeg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

te_rauparaha_framed_portrait_20251224225239_1.jpeg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

Edward-Gibbon-Wakefield.jpg

Existing file. Historical identification and publication rights not verified.

Images worth producing next

Rather than create imaginary portraits of named people or fictitious ship logs, develop transparent explanatory visuals:

1. 1837 Kāpiti shipping: Historical nautical chart with dated shipping notices transcribed beside it. Reproduction/annotated facsimile, not fabricated logbook. Obtain source scan, catalogue reference and permissions.
2. Long Point station, 1840–42: Diagram of shore station workflow: lookout, boats, landing, flensing, tryworks, storage, shipment. Clearly labelled interpretive diagram. Ground layout in archaeology; do not pretend exact reconstruction.
3. Waiorua production, 1844–47: Oil, bone, boats and labour plotted on separate correctly labelled scales. Data visualization. Recheck Prickett table and underlying returns.
4. Puketapu whenua and waterways: Historical geography of Te Uruhi, Wharemaukū, wetland connections. Hapū-reviewed interpretive map. Approval before locating sensitive places or pā.
5. Vessel profiles: Silhouettes of barque, schooner and whaleboat; vessel-specific type only when sourced. Generic educational diagram. Avoid implying a silhouette is an identified ship.
6. Whaling economy: Flowchart of oil, baleen, supplies, payments, shipping and markets. Evidence-based explanatory diagram. Separate established links from hypothetical links.
7. Crew and station workers: Role diagram for headsman, boatsteerer, pulling hands, cooper, carpenter, tonguer. Generic educational illustration. Do not assign ethnicities or names without evidence.
8. Primary-source reading: Side-by-side original excerpt and exact transcription with citation. Document reproduction. Copyright and transcription verification.

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