Label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Admiral Lord Edward Hawke, 1705-1781. First Lord of the Admiralty, after whom Capt Cook named Hawke’s Bay. T.M. Hocken.
On mount below image: Okarita; on label: Okarita, Mount Cook bearing south from a sketch by W.M. Cooper; Dr Hocken’s collector’s chop: Hoc in Loco Deus Rupes.
The contents of this pamphlet are far less colourful or exotic than its cover. Although twentieth-century readers expect accurate information, we still like to imagine our voyages as adventures.