Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand

To illustrate PARTIAL IMPACT, Article IV Volume 12, 1879

Rorqualas minor Volume 2, 1869

Skeleton of Cnemiornis Calcitrans - Volume 6, 1883

Skeleton of Euphysetes Pottsli, Haast. 1 ninth nat size. - Volume 6, 1883

Mustelus Antarcticus Volume 15, 1882

Myosotidium Nobile, Hook Volume 7, 1884

New Opistho-Branchiate Mollusca. Volume 11, 1878

Aleurodidæ Volume 28, 1895

Oreosoma atlanticum Cuvier and l'Valenciennes. - Volume 44, 1911

Palinurus Tumidus sp. nov Volume 12, 1879

Aegoeonichthys Appelii ClarkeEdgar R Wte del - Volume 44, 1911

To illustrate Paper by T. W. Kirk. Volume 20, 1887

Ardetta Maculata Volume 6, 1873

Rock Pictographs. Opihi River & Howell's
Creek, Opihi River Volume 30, 1897

To illustrate Paper by E. Tregear. Volume 20, 1887

Maori Spirals (Tregear) Volume 32, 1899

Historic Maori Personages.—Downes. Volume 38, 1905

[click on images for much larger versions]
(some of the above images are from trimmed plates, are details
and/or have been cleaned up in the background a little)


The National Library of New Zealand joined forces with the New Zealand Royal Society to fully digitize the Proceedings and Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961 [click 'Picture Gallery']. This is an extensive collection with a zippy interface and both thumbnails and very large jpeg or pdf images.

via Tellurian. (Oh, and thanks TMN!). I still have something north of 500 unread items in the feedreader and continuing obligations elsewhere but I can nearly see some clear sailing ahead.