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A happy Christmas.
Verso pasted to mount: [reproductions of Kiri Ahuru & Henare Tomoana].
Hokitika River from an original sketch by J.D. Schmidt.
On mount in letterpress: Hokitika River; label in letterpress: Hokitika River from an original sketch by J.D. Schmidt; on mount in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: These four views, dating about 1866-71, have the merit of being…
Poahu and E Koti. Two lads of Poverty Bay. Children of Te Pakaru, the principal chief of Kaiohia.
On original mount in ink: New Zealanders.
Weeping over a deceased chief.
Below image c. - r. erased: Brighter want of sunshine brilliance.
Discovery at Deptford.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: The “Discovery at Deptford”; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The Discovery, convict-ship, lying off Deptford. The vessel which accompanied Captain Cook on his last voyage - 1776-80. From the original, drawn &…
Ettrick Shepherd (James Hogg).
Previously dated as ca 1832, however the work is listed as being shown in 1829 in the Royal Scottish Academy Exhibitors 1826-1990.
View of Dunedin from Church Hill, looking towards Ocean Beach, November 1851.
Margin below image in pencil: Geo.B. Shaw; margin below image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand superimposed over pencil: View of Dunedin from Church Hill, looking towards Ocean Beach, November 1851.
The New Zealand chiefs in Wesley’s House.
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: J. Smetham 1863; on frame: The New Zealand chiefs in Wesley's house. James Smetham 1863.
Part of Port Cooper afterwards called Lyttelton 1842.
This and 11,919 are part of the same panorama but linking section is missing.
Town of Lyttelton as viewed from the ship, Erskine Bay 1842.
This and 11,918 are part of the same panorama but linking section is missing.
Lambton Harbour and Mount Victoria from the Tinakore.
Ray Hargreaves disputes that this is the first litho & Ellis notes: see Park, The village of Richmond 2/11/04: A NOTE RE: THE LITHOGRAPHERS An article in the New Zealand Gazette dated June 12, 1841 on page 3, column 1 reads: 'A plan of the…
Wreck of the Lastingham. ca 1880.
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: C. Sommers.
May Queen (sailing ship). 1880s.
Lower right (l.r.): C. Sommers; on typed label taped to support: Popular with passengers, this 736 ton barque made at least 16 trips to New Zealand. On her last voyage she ran upon a reef at Lyttelton Harbour on January 27, 1888. No lives were lost…
View of Auckland, New Zealand from the lake on the North Shore. Plate 3.
Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The North Shore is now connected with Auckland by a frequent steam service. Lake Takapuna is one of the most picturesque spots near Auckland. The Maoris had a tradition that it was…
View from the ranges overlooking the entrance to the Manukau harbour, Auckland. Plate 6.
Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki.
View of Auckland Harbour New Zealand taken during the regatta January 1862. The race of the Maori war canoes. Plate 1.
Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The Miranda, Cap. R. Jenkins, & the Fawn Cap. R.P. Cator were ordered up from Taranaki by Commodore Seymore after the cessation of hostilities. To the left is the suburb of Parnell with…
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…
View of the Wairoa Creek. (Pheasant shooting on the estate of Alexander Kennedy Esquire) on the road leading to the Wairoa Valley. Plate 5.
Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: These six views of the Province of Auckland were drawn by Major Frederick Rice Stack, Major of Brigade & were dedicated to Governor Sir George Grey. They were accompanied by some…
View of the Frith of the Thames, Waitemata, Tamaki and Gulf of Hauraki from the Howick Ranges. Plate 4.
Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki.
Swampy flat land, South Dunedin. 1869 South Dunedin.
Lower right (l.r.) in brown ink: T.L. Stanley 1869; u.r. in ink: T.M. Hocken; on mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The former swampy flat now covered by Caversham, South Dunedin, S.t Kilda, & S.t Clair. The gable of the Benevolent Institution well…
Advent of the Maori, Christmas, A.D. 1000.
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: T.M. Hocken.