This small watercolour of Dunedin from Little Paisley was painted by Edward Immyns Abbot in 1849. The work was acquired by Dr T.M. Hocken who described the artist as ‘a young surveyor of superior abilities’. The surveyor’s role was to record…
Lower right (l.r.) on plate: FA [monogram]; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir William Fox. Sir William Fox who well knew the interest I took in old New Zealand & was a frequent visitor at my house, promised to bequeath…
Margin below image in ink over pencil: Queen Street, Auckland, 1843 T.M. Hocken Courthouse & Gaol Victoria St, Bluebell Inn (Nicol) probably the Wheatsheaf Inn Corner Victoria St; through image in ink over pencil: Victoria St Post Office &…
Through image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: [numerals]; margin below image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Port Hills, Worcester Stret, Oxford Terrace, Land Office Bridge, first bridge in Christchurch, Dr Barker’s house, known as the Black house,…
Margin below image on stone: This church, which is 80 feet long, 36 feet broad and 40 feet high, has been erected by the voluntary labour of the Maories, under the superintendence of Archdeacon Hadfield and the Rev. H. Williams. The timber for the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: E.M.H.; l.l. in ink in Dr Hockenís hand: Princes St Auckland N.Z. circa 1845 (copied from a sketch by an officer who fought in Hekeís war) T.M. Hocken; through image in ink: Woods Hotel. Passage leading to Surveyor…
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: Sketch of a Maori Policeman; l.r. in pencil: C.C. Clarke del. 4/5/50 … [illeg]; l.c. in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: A Maori policeman. Drawn by C.C. Clarke 4.5.50 ? T.M. Hocken; verso: New Zealand as it is; label in ink…
Letterpress below image: Sir George Grey, Governor of New Zealand, being at Te Ariki, witnessed the baptism of this old Chief and was so much impressed by the scene that he had a drawing of it made, and kindly forwarded it to the Church Missionary…
Letterpress below image: Sir George Grey, Governor of New Zealand, being at Te Ariki, witnessed the baptism of this old Chief and was so much impressed by the scene that he had a drawing of it made, and kindly forwarded it to the Church Missionary…
On mount below image: Okarita; on label: Okarita, Mount Cook bearing south from a sketch by W.M. Cooper; Dr Hocken’s collector’s chop: Hoc in Loco Deus Rupes.