Pencil & watercolour sketches of scenes mainly of Dunedin & environs, Bay of Islands & Central Otago. Acknowledged Hocken Library Associate Membership Bulletin, no 1, October 1954.
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…
On mount in ink in unknown hand: Drawn by W. Hodgkins 1860 Otakia, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand. The Reliance Hotel, Otokia, (on the left) was built in the early sixties, upon the discovery of the Otago Goldfields, for the convenience of…
Margin below image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The old mission station at Waikouaiti. Built in 1840. Sketch made September 3rd 1887. The house had then long been empty & was thoroughly out of repair. It was E. by N. - true - almost directly facing…
Margin below image in ink: Copy of old drawing (… [illeg] 1853) of Princes St South just past Anderson’s Bay Road showing early settlers’ struggles with the swampy conditions of the road at the beginning of winter. The fences bound the Southern…
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: E.M.H.; l.l. - l.r. in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Mr Spain investigating the land claims at New Plymouth, Mt Eliot, June 1844 from the original pencil sketch by Mr Lewis, one of the NZ Company’s surveyors in the…
Lower left (l.l.) in ink over wash: E.M. Hocken; margin below image in ink: George Rennie T.M. Hocken; label in iron gall ink: making a move - very truly yours, George Rennie Jr; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand:…
Lower centre (l.c.) with brush: E.M.H. 1898; l.r. with brush: E.M.H. 1899; stamp verso: Windsor & Newton watercolour sketching boards Not surface… England.
Margin below image in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The projecting hill was Clay Point slightly to the left of the present Plimmers steps & now removed. It was Town Acre no 512, and at the…
On mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: IV Government House, Auckland, showing the north head of Waitemata Harbour. Back view of Government house. The North Shore & Rangitoto are in the distance. Mr William Mason, afterwards the first Mayor of…
Attributed to Charles Heaphy. Attributed to Edward Williams. See also Patea by Charles Heaphy, 1839 in Turnbull. Attribution made by Tim Garrity after discussion with Marion Minson (ATL) and Ro Entwisle (DUHo), both of whom thought the work was by…
On mount in ink in Dr Hockenís hand: Government House, Auckland, NW view T.M. Hocken; margin above image in ink: No III; on mount in ink in Dr Hockenís hand: These four most interesting sketches are copied from Mrs Hobsonís Album. The originals…
Lower centre (l.c.) with brush: W. Handcock S.R.A. M.ch 64; on original mount in pencil: Quarantine Island, south P.t Chalmers & the blueskin road from the back bay of Port a Bello; paper maker’s chop: London Board
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…