Maria Thomson: Plain truths alone compose the substance
4th Feb 2024 - Rare and Early Books
Amidst the European accounts of early New Zealand, a book written by a woman stands out. Not only for its
Sometimes you make a small find which gives you pleasure. In this case a very small find in an early New Zealand water colour by Gerald Butler Beere, no title, until we opened it up to restore it and found one on the back, and then a little gem emerged of Lake Waikare in the Waikato. If you have an eye for colonial water colours, you will recognise the palette with the characteristic blues and straw colours – did they all work with the same set of paints? You can see it and read about it here.
4th Feb 2024 - Rare and Early Books
Amidst the European accounts of early New Zealand, a book written by a woman stands out. Not only for its
14th Mar 2026 - Blog
Some times when reading a travel account or diary you are brought up short. Here is the 12-year-old George Thomas