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.
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…
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…
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…
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: 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: 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…
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 below image in pencil: Geo.B. Shaw; margin below image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand superimposed over pencil: View of Dunedin from Church Hill, looking towards Ocean Beach, November 1851.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: The “Discovery at Deptford”; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The Discovery, convict-ship, lying off Deptford. The vessel which accompanied Captain Cook on his last voyage - 1776-80. From the original, drawn &…
On mount in letterpress: Hokitika River; label in letterpress: Hokitika River from an original sketch by J.D. Schmidt; on mount in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: These four views, dating about 1866-71, have the merit of being…