Lower right (l.r.) in ink: [illeg]; on original mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Burcham’s House, River Hutt. These beautiful sketches were done by William Swainson FRS, the celebrated naturalist and extensive writer on natural history. He was…
Margin below image in ink in Dr Hockenís hand: The Canterbury Plains. March 1851 (Taken from the Bridle Road) T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki; note by W. Holmes transcribed in ink by Dr Hocken: IV. Snowy mountains, distant 100 miles.…
Margin below image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Captain Billy Williams, an old whaler of Preservation Inlet in 1827. Died in Dunedin leaving a son, Peter W. & daughter married to W.H.S. Roberts of Oamaru; verso in ink [section of book-keeping book].
(Autograph copy of parole on his release from 6 years captivity in the Isle of Mauritius). Port Napoleon, Isle de France, 7th June 1810 (Signed) Matt.as Flinders. Litho-Photographed from the original miniature painted 1801, age 27. Published by…
Margin below image in ink: Captain James Cook. Taken from a painting in the Trinity House, Hull; imprinted: Turner & Drinkwater, Regent’s Terrace, Hull; below plate marks in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: This was given to me on the understanding that…
[Dedicated to the Right Hon. Lord Stanley. N.B. The objects immediately over the figures are those indicated]. Clark & C.o. Colonial Booksellers, 20, Fenchurch Street. [31st March 1843].
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: W. Handcock; label: City of Dunedin by W. Handcock, D.cr 1864; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: W. Handcock was the first drawing master of the Boys’ High School. His watercolour is very accurate. By the old…
Margin below image in ink in Dr Hocken's hand: City of Wellington, New Zealand. W. Richardson lith from a sketch by L. Nattrass. Published for the proprietor at Huggins' Marine Mart 105 Leadenhall St London. Printed by Dean and Munday Threadneedle St…
Label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Dr Johann Reinhold Forster 1729-1798. Naturalist, with his son on Cook’s second expedition, described the natural history of the voyage. The genus Forstera is named after him. T.M. Hocken; label: Na te Hakena…
Dr Hocken’s collector’s chop: Hoc in Loco Deus Rupes; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Daniel Wakefield, Q.C., an eminent chancery barrister & pamphleteer was uncle of Edward Gibbon Wakefield. A man of great…
On mount in ink: Deserted pah, Island of Kapiti; in pencil: Opposite Brown’s Island; verso mount in pencil: Deserted Pah (opposite Brown’s Island) on Kapiti - NZ.d WS.