Joseph Barrow Montefiore
1803–1893
(Person)
Merchant, financier.
Mentioned in
- A compendium of official documents relative to native affairs in the South Island, Volume One.
- Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z.
- Murihiku: A History of the South Island of New Zealand and the Islands Adjacent and Lying to the South, from 1642 to 1835
- The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Tai-Nui. [Vol. VI]
- The History of the Jews in New Zealand
- The Old Whaling Days
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.jpg "Joseph Barrow Montefiore, who visited New Zealand in 1830 and for a number of years afterwards traded in flax and whale oil. Though he did not settle in the country it was he who first named New Zealand \"Britain of the South\". — John Israel Montefiore, who came to the Bay of Islands in 1831, and later achieved respect and prominence in the mercantile and civic affairs of early Auckland")
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- 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.