Riccarton, November 1850. H.T. Cridland A. & C.E. E.M.H.

Riccarton, November 1850. H.T. Cridland A. & C.E. E.M.H. [Copied by E.M. Hocken after H.T. Cridland.] 1893

1893

Hocken Pictorial Collections - 12,793

a32

Lower left (l.l.) in ink: E.M.H.; l.r. in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: H.T. Cridland A. & C.E.; l.c. in ink: Riccarton, November 1850; margin below image in ink: Homestead of the brothers William & John Deans who in Feb 1843 were the first to settle on the Port Cooper (afterwards Canterbury) Plains. They named Riccarton after their Scotch Home & to the river Putaringamotu, they gave the name of Avon after the Scotch River of that name. The original was drawn by Mr Cridland, a surveyor of the NZ Company & is here exactly copied by Mrs Hocken. T.M.H. 1893 (The old house still stands & is used as a labourers’ cottage on the estate).

218 x 420 mm

monochrome wash on card

Dr T.M. Hocken’s Collection.

Dr T.M. Hocken’s Collection.