Ray Hargreaves disputes that this is the first litho & Ellis notes: see Park, The village of Richmond 2/11/04: A NOTE RE: THE LITHOGRAPHERS An article in the New Zealand Gazette dated June 12, 1841 on page 3, column 1 reads: 'A plan of the…
Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The North Shore is now connected with Auckland by a frequent steam service. Lake Takapuna is one of the most picturesque spots near Auckland. The Maoris had a tradition that it was…
Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The Miranda, Cap. R. Jenkins, & the Fawn Cap. R.P. Cator were ordered up from Taranaki by Commodore Seymore after the cessation of hostilities. To the left is the suburb of Parnell with…
Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Mount Eden - Maungawhau - called after Lord Auckland’s family name, is about 700 feet in height & about two miles distant from the city. The crater is about 200 yards in diameter & 60…
Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: These six views of the Province of Auckland were drawn by Major Frederick Rice Stack, Major of Brigade & were dedicated to Governor Sir George Grey. They were accompanied by some…
Lower right (l.r.) in brown ink: T.L. Stanley 1869; u.r. in ink: T.M. Hocken; on mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The former swampy flat now covered by Caversham, South Dunedin, S.t Kilda, & S.t Clair. The gable of the Benevolent Institution well…
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…
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.
On plate: … [illeg] Rivière de Paramatta. Tle [sic] Pinchgut. Fort Macquarie. Entrée de la Baye. Le Phare. Tle [sic] Garden. Cap Bradley. Sidney - Cove. Ecuries du Gouverneur. Government - house. Prison, hopital. Cour de Justice. Eglise…
All inscriptions in Dr Hocken's Hand Through image recto in ink: Drawn by Thomas Tooi & given to George S. Bull and by him to Wm Greenwood; through image recto in pencil: A New Zealand boat by Tooi; around edges of image recto vertically in ink: 12…
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…