On mount in ink: T.M. Hocken; on label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Hone Heke & Kawiti were the chief leaders in the rebellion of war in the north, 1844-46. Heke belonged to the Ngapuhi Tribe & was a nephew of the celebrated Hongi Hika whose warlike…
Label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: John Douglas, 1721-1807, Bishop of Salisbury. A friend of Captain Cook’s who, at the request of Lord Sandwich superintended the publication of Cook’s Second Voyage. T.M. Hocken.
Margin below image in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki; label in ink in Dr Hocken's hand: Captain (Admiral) John Lort Stokes, R.N. was born st Scotchwell House, Pembrokeshire, in 1806 (?). Entered the Navy as a volunteer in 1824 on…
Label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Sir Joseph Banks P.R.S. 1743-1820. Cook’s companion on the 1.st voyage, 1769 to 1771. P.R.S. from 1778 to his death. T.M. Hocken.
Label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Sir Joseph Banks P.R.S. 1743-1820. Cook’s companion on the first voyage in the Endeavour, 1769 to 1771. P.R.S. from 1778 to his death. T.M. Hocken; label: Na te Hakena Tenei Tiki.
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Born at Nottingham, Feb. 11th 1792. Entered the Royal Navy in 1806, serving in various successiv vessels, taking part in the last naval engagement of the American war - that…
On label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Rev. John Williams (1796-1839) of the London Missionary Society. Founder of the Samoan & other missions. “The martyr of Erromanga” one of the New Hebrides group. Murdered by the natives, Nov.r 20th 1839 at…
Margin above image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Key Plan of Smetham’s Picture, London, 1863; margin below picture in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The New Zealand Chiefs in Wesley’s house; margin around picture in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: 1. Mr…