Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Mount Eden - Maungawhau - called after Lord Auckland’s family name, is about 700 feet in height & about two miles distant from the city. The crater is about 200 yards in diameter & 60…
In 1792, George, Lord Macartney was appointed Ambassador to the Emperor of China. His prime objective was to negotiate a treaty of commerce and friendship, and to establish a resident Ministry at the court of the Emperor at Peking (Beijing).…
In 1742 James Stuart went to London where he met Nicholas Revett. With support from English travellers and residents in Rome, they raised funds and issued proposals for a ‘new and accurate description of the Antiquities &c. in the Province of…
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: [illeg]; on original mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Burcham’s House, River Hutt. These beautiful sketches were done by William Swainson FRS, the celebrated naturalist and extensive writer on natural history. He was…