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Patea.
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…
Nelson from the gaol.
Margin below image l. - r. in iron gall ink: Charles Heaphy. Nelson from the Gaol 1859. CH [monogram]; u.l. in pencil: 2 1/2 x 5 1/2.
Key to the View of the Town of Wellington.
Through image on stone: [key & referents]; l.r. in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki.
View of a part of the town of Wellington New Zealand looking towards the south east comprising about one third of the water frontage.
Margin below image in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki.
View of Nelson Haven, in Tasman’s Gulf, New Zealand; including a part of the site of the intended town of Nelson.
Margin below image in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki.
Mount Egmont, from the North Shore of Cooke’s Strait, New Zealand. Natives burning off wood for potato grounds.
Margin below image in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki.
Part of Lambton Harbour, in Port Nicholson, New Zealand; Comprehending about one third of the water frontage of the town of Wellington.
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…
Birdseye view of Port Nicholson, in New Zealand, shewing the site of the town of Wellington, the river and valley of the Hutt and adjacent country.
Margin below image in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki.
Japan, an attempt at interpretation [front cover].
Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) is almost as Japanese as haiku. Both are an art form, an institution in Japan. Haiku is indigenous to the nation; Hearn became a Japanese citizen and married a Japanese [Setsu Koizumi], taking the name Yakumo Koizumi. His…
Glimpses of unfamiliar Japan [front cover].
Patrick Lafcadio Hearn reinvented himself. He was known as Patrick in his native Ireland, Lafcadio in America, and Yakumo Koizumi in Japan. He wrote 11 substantial books about his adopted country. On arrival he was given useful advice: 'Do not fail…
Kotto : being Japanese curios, with sundry cobwebs [front cover].
This first edition contains a selection of Japanese legends and stories, including nine tales from old Japanese books to illustrate some strange beliefs. Hearn adds: 'They are only curios.'
‘Der Schalksnarr’ [The Fool], 1540. Facsimile from Flugblatter der Reformation und des Bauernfrieges
Golfing Caricature.
A caricature depicting a Medical Professor, William Percy Gowland with a Science professor, J. K. H. Inglis, playing golf with two Humanities Professors, Thomas Dagger Adams and H. Ramsay. The caricature is entitled "Keep Your Eye On The Ball". The…