Pencil & watercolour sketches of scenes mainly of Dunedin & environs, Bay of Islands & Central Otago. Acknowledged Hocken Library Associate Membership Bulletin, no 1, October 1954.
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…
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 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.
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…
Margin below image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: First government settlement on the Waitemata River, 1st October 1840 T.M. Hocken; margin above image in ink: No II; note in ink: [Continued from No I] … the Customs (later at Port Chalmers) & Mr…
On original mount in pencil: Dunedin from the track to Anderson’s Bay. 1864 Hamilton; on mount in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The old Anderson’s Bay track in 1864, now merged with the…
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: J.J. 1840; margin below image l. - r. in ink in Dr Hocken's hand: The British flag first hoisted on the shore of the Waitemata, September 18th, 1840. T.M. Hocken; margin above image in ink: No I; label in ink in Dr Hocken's…