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Wanganui N. Zealand.
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: Wanganui N. Zealand W. Fox 1857; on sketchbook mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: English Church and houses on site of the Avenue. Beyond are two large houses built and fortified in 1847 for the refuge of the…
Sugar Loaves. Near Taranaki.
On sketchbook mount in indian ink superimposed over iron gall ink: The Sugar Loaves near Taranaki 1856 Marsland Hill. S. Mary’s Church. Paritutu. Mikotahi. Moturoa & Motumahanga; labels in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Sir WM Fox. New Plymouth; on…
Wellington from Kaiwarra Hill.
On sketchbook mount in ink: Wellington from Kaiwarra Hill. 1857; on label: Sir Wm Fox; verso original mount: 7; 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…
Port Underwood. Jacky Guard’s house. Grave of Rangiawa.
On sketchbook mount: Port Underwood with Jacky Guard’s house. Grave of Rangiawa (Kuita) native wife of Mr Wynen…. Jack Guard was the pilot of the “Pelorous”… Sir Wm Fox; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir…
Port Nicholson from the Town Belt Wellington.
On sketchbook mount in ink: Port Nicholson from the Town Belt Wellington 1857 Sir WM Fox; 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…
Port Lyttelton. Immigrants’ luggage disembarking.
On sketchbook mount in ink: Port Lyttelton. Immigrants luggage disembarking January 1851 Sir WM Fox; verso u.r.: 28; 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…
Akaroa.
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: Akaroa; on sketchbook mount in ink: Akaroa 1850; 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…
Akaroa. From the head of the harbour.
Through image in pencil: [colour notes]; verso in pencil: Akaroa. From the head of the harbour 1859 … [illeg]; on sketchbook mount in ink: Akaroa. From the head of the harbour 1858; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir…
Nelson.
Labels in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Nelson 1846. Sir Wm Fox. The New Zealand Company’s Emigration Barracks, now site of Cathedral. Bank of New Zealand, Church of England Parsonage, Mrs Taylor’s boarding house. Church of England School. ; on…
Port Chalmers, Otago.
Verso in ink: 40; label on mount: Sir Wm Fox; on sketchbook mount in indian ink superimposed over iron gall ink: Port Chalmers, Otago. 1850. Martin & Tyser's store - bonded store (to right) added. Roebuck's house built on S. Williams' section, now…
House at the Haven, Nelson. Formerly Cap.n Wakefield’s.
Verso in ink: W. Fox. House at the Haven Nelson, formerly Cap.n Wakefields; in pencil 23; on sketchbook mount in ink: House of late Capt. Arthur Wakefield R.N. Nelson 1843. (Brought out from England); on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland…
Auckland, North Shore and Rangitoto 1871. From Govt House. Sir G. Bowen, Govr.
On sketchbook mount: Auckland, North Shore & Rangitoto 1871. From Govt House. Sir G. Bowen, Gov.r; 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…
Cap.n King’s house. New Plymouth.
Lower right (l.r.) in cartouche with pen: WFox [WF ligated] May 1849; l.l. with pen: Cap.n King’s house New Plymouth; on sketchbook mount: New Plymouth, Cap.n King’s house Mount Egmont 1849; pasted to back of paper mount: [2 woodengravings after…
In the Aglionby Valley on the Buller River.
Label supplied by Dr B.H. Howard in 1964: Aglionby Valley - the area of flat open country about Murchison on the Buller River. Fox in area 18 & 19 Feb 1846.
In the Waimea, West Nelson. Dr Monro’s house.
On sketchbook mount: In the Waimea, West Nelson. Dr Monro's house. 1845; verso on sketchbook mount: Port Underwood. Jacky Guard's house; 1848. Rangiawa's grave. ; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir William Fox. Sir…
On Lake Arthur, Roto Iti.
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: On Lake Arthur, Roto Iti; on sketchbook mount: Lake Arthur (Roto-iti) Nelson 1847; verso mount: 3; verso mount vertically in ink: …ai Falls …a Nelson 1847; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir…
Lake Howick.
Label by Dr B.H. Howard: Lake Howick, now Lake Rotoroa. Fox explored area 1846 with Brunner & Heaphy.
In the Martukituki or Aglionby Valley.
Label by Dr B.H. Howard: Matukituki. Not the valley of the present Matakitaki River but the open country at Murchison below the junction of Buller & Matakitaki. Also called “Aglionby Valley” [B.H. Howard, 64: Fox in area 18-19 Feb 1846].
Sketch of the chief Hone Heke Pokai ca 1845. E.M.H.
Lower right (l.r.) in ink in Mrs Hocken’s hand: E.M.H.; l.l. in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Sketch of the chief Hone Heke Pokai circa 1845 copied from officer’s sketchbook, (name not known); l.l. in ink in Dr Skinner’s hand: Gilfillan, Vide…
The S.S. Wakatu of Nelson. 1880.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush in opaque white: W. Forster 1880; on mount in ink: The S.S. Wakatu of Nelson; verso: Mr Warrell [framing instructions]; typed label detached from mount: W. Forster SS Wakatu 1880. Built at Nelson in 1879, she went aground…
Ladybird. 1878.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: W. Forster 1878; on mount in ink: Ladybird
St Leonards off Wellington Heads.
Lower left (l.l.) in opaque white: W. Forster 1879; on mount below image in ink: The St. Leonards off Wellington Heads.
D. Ioh. Reinhold Forster.
Label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Dr Johann Reinhold Forster 1729-1798. Naturalist, with his son on Cook’s second expedition, described the natural history of the voyage. The genus Forstera is named after him. T.M. Hocken; label: Na te Hakena…
Kawatau River at the junction of the Rangitikei River.
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: Kawatau river at the junction of the Rangitikei river