Dr Hocken's Original Pictures

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This showcase offers a representational sample of the pictures that Dr T. M. Hocken gave in trust for the people of New Zealand. At the time of his death in 1910 he had amassed 437 pictorial items, a collection of more than 4,000 printed volumes, as well as photographs, manuscripts and maps. Collectively these items are the Hocken Library’s founding gift and Dr Hocken’s abiding interest in the history of Southern New Zealand continues to shape what the Hocken collects today and preserves for the future benefit of researchers.

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Dr T. M. Hocken

Collection Items

Key to “View of Dunedin” by C.H. Kettle, 1849. T.M.Hocken.
Margin below image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Key to “View of Dunedin &c” by C.H. Kettle, 1849. T.M. Hocken 1. Looking down Stafford St. 1+ Near site of St Matthew’s Church. 2. Cap. Cargill’s residence, Princes St. 3. 4. Robert Chapman…

Iohann Reinhold Forster.
On label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Johann Reinhold Forster, L.L.D, F.R.S., F.A.S. 1729-1798. Johann Georg Adam Forster, M.D., 1754-1794. Father & son. Accompanied Cook on his second voyage. Conjointly wrote Observations &c on the voyage & its…

A New Zealand boat by Tooi.
Through image in ink: Drawn by Thomas Tooi and given to George S. Bull and by him to Wm Greenwood. A New Zealand boat by Tooi; around edges of image vertically in ink: 12 inches. 7 inches.

[Maori canoes and moko] by T. Tooi. August 20 1840.
All inscriptions in Dr Hocken’s hand. through u. image in ink: By T. Tooi; around edges u. image vertically in ink: 6 1/4 inches. 8 inches; through l. image in ink: When Tooi & Teeterree were in England they were very ill and I George Bull, a…

Key plan of New Plymouth, Taranaki, in 1859 Stoddart.
Margin below image in ink: 1. Kauau Pa. 2. Patuha Range. 3. St Maryís School Room. 4. Hotel - Marsland Hill - 5. Clockey Woodís. 6. John Gilmourís store. 7. Yemís Store - Brougham Street. 8. Ryanís store. [ditto marks] 9. W. Blackís and co.…

View of part of Dunedin from Stafford St with the upper harbour. November 1851.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: After G.B. Shaw 1851; on original mount in ink (in Dr Hocken’ hand: View of part of Dunedin from Stafford St with the upper harbour November 1851 by Geo B. Shaw copied from the original in the possession of Gilbert…

Port Chalmers in 1851.
On mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Port Chalmers in 1851 by G.B. Shaw. T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki; verso in pencil: Port Chalmers 1851. C.B. Shaw.

Key plan of Smetham’s picture, London, 1863 - The New Zealand Chiefs in Wesley’s house.
Margin above image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Key Plan of Smetham’s Picture, London, 1863; margin below picture in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The New Zealand Chiefs in Wesley’s house; margin around picture in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: 1. Mr…

Key plan to G.B. Shaw’s View of part of Dunedin &c from Stafford St. Nov. 1851.
Margin above image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Key plan to Mr G.B. Shaw’s View of part of Dunedin &c from Stafford St. Nov 1851; through image in ink: [numerals] 1. Rev. T. Burns’ farm, Grant Braes (now Waverley.) 2. Anderson’s Bay, figure…

Key plan to Mr G.B. Shaw’s picture of Dunedin in 1851. Drawn by Mrs Hocken in 1892.
Margin below image in ink: Key plan to Mr G.B. Shaw’s picture of Dunedin in 1851. Drawn by Mrs Hocken in 1892. Original in Dr Hocken’s possession. Full account of this picture, & of one of Port Chalmers by same artist is written in copybook and…

View of Dunedin from Church Hill … Otago Witness Office, 1851, Bond St.…
Margin below image in ink: Otago Witness Office, 1851, Bond St, being W.H. Cuttenís store on the presnt site of the back portion of MacKerras & Hazlettís Store. Adjoining is part of Mr Parkís (NZ Co Surveyor) house, near Liverpool St. Enlarged by…

View of part of Dunedin from Stafford St, with the upper Harbour, November 1851.
Lower left (l.l.) - l.r. in ink: Back of Cap Cargillís old house in Princes St to which Otago Witness office was removed in 1861 & where first number of Daily Times was printed. Looking across to Waverley, section at back occupied in the sixties by…

The Rev. John Williams, the Martyr of Erromanga, with a landscape of the Mission House and grounds of Rarotonga.
On label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Rev. John Williams (1796-1839) of the London Missionary Society. Founder of the Samoan & other missions. “The martyr of Erromanga” one of the New Hebrides group. Murdered by the natives, Nov.r 20th 1839 at…

Rev. J. Waterhouse superintending the landing of the missionaries at Taranaki New Zealand.
On label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The Rev. John superintending the landing of the missionary, the Rev Charles Creed and his wife at Taranaki (NgaMotu) January 14th 1849. R. Wesleyan Missionary Notices, No 73 - Jan 1845 (T.M.H.) Mr Creed was…

Henry Williams.
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Born at Nottingham, Feb. 11th 1792. Entered the Royal Navy in 1806, serving in various successiv vessels, taking part in the last naval engagement of the American war - that…

Royal Hotel, Dunedin.
Lower centre (l.c.) in ink: RTR [monogram first R reversed] pinx 7/11/76; l.r. in ink: phot. 1858; on mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Royal Hotel, Dunedin. T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki; verso mount in ink: First hotel in Dunedin.…

View of Dunedin etc from the Anderson’s Bay Road. 1864.
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: RTR [monogram, first R reversed]; l.r. in pencil: TR Redmayne Aug 1864; margin below image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: View of Dunedin &c. from the Anderson’s Bay Road T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand:…

English stockades & fortified houses, Wanganui.

A Savage of New Zealand.
Margin below image in ink: 1800.

Sir J. Banks.
Label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Sir Joseph Banks P.R.S. 1743-1820. Cook’s companion on the first voyage in the Endeavour, 1769 to 1771. P.R.S. from 1778 to his death. T.M. Hocken; label: Na te Hakena Tenei Tiki.

J. Banks. Herdiviller sc. 1835.
Label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Sir Joseph Banks P.R.S. 1743-1820. Cook’s companion on the 1.st voyage, 1769 to 1771. P.R.S. from 1778 to his death. T.M. Hocken.

J. Lort Stokes.
Margin below image in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki; label in ink in Dr Hocken's hand: Captain (Admiral) John Lort Stokes, R.N. was born st Scotchwell House, Pembrokeshire, in 1806 (?). Entered the Navy as a volunteer in 1824 on…

A lion in the path.
On stone: Supplement to NZ Public … [lacunae] Saturday Nov.r 17th 1883. Nemo Me Impune Lacessit. Flagstaff. Silverpeaks. Mout Stoker. Licence. Cottesbrook. A lion in the path. Law versus lawyers or husbandmen v. warreners. Otago NZ November 8th…

Proposed canal - Lawyer’s head to Dunedin.
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: T.M. Hocken.

From the Main North Road between the X and XI milestones looking north.
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: G. O’Brien 1865. From the Main North Road between the X and XI milestones looking north; through image in pencil: [gridlines].
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