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View of Auckland New Zealand from the crater of Mount Eden. Plate 2.
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…
An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China ...
In 1792, George, Lord Macartney was appointed Ambassador to the Emperor of China. His prime objective was to negotiate a treaty of commerce and friendship, and to establish a resident Ministry at the court of the Emperor at Peking (Beijing).…
Heroes of the Dardanelles: song
Sheet music of 'Heroes of the Dardanelles: song'
Sung by Mr. Peter Dawson; sung by John Ralston, also Malcolm McEachern
Sung by Mr. Peter Dawson; sung by John Ralston, also Malcolm McEachern
Geographia, libri XVI (De Situ Orbis)
Quarter bound modern calf over mottled paper boards. Spine title reads: Strabo/ De/ Situ/ Orbis.
The antiquities of Athens, measured and delineated
In 1742 James Stuart went to London where he met Nicholas Revett. With support from English travellers and residents in Rome, they raised funds and issued proposals for a ‘new and accurate description of the Antiquities &c. in the Province of…
Burcham’s house, River Hutt.
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…