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.
1. It appears to have been mounted and titled for Mrs Buckland. 2. The site of Larnach Castle was known as the Camp by 1876, but not by 1867. Therefore, the date given on the mount title could either be a typographical mistake or reflect the date it…
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: G. O’Brien 1865; l.l. in pencil: Flagstaff from Clifford’s house. Acclimatisation grounds. (Present Botanical gardens); through image in pencil: [gridlines].
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: G. O’Brien 1865. From the Main North Road between the X and XI milestones looking north; through image in pencil: [gridlines].
On stone: Supplement to NZ Public … [lacunae] Saturday Nov.r 17th 1883. Nemo Me Impune Lacessit. Flagstaff. Silverpeaks. Mout Stoker. Licence. Cottesbrook. A lion in the path. Law versus lawyers or husbandmen v. warreners. Otago NZ November 8th…