Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The Miranda, Cap. R. Jenkins, & the Fawn Cap. R.P. Cator were ordered up from Taranaki by Commodore Seymore after the cessation of hostilities. To the left is the suburb of Parnell with…
Lower right (l.r.): C. Sommers; on typed label taped to support: Popular with passengers, this 736 ton barque made at least 16 trips to New Zealand. On her last voyage she ran upon a reef at Lyttelton Harbour on January 27, 1888. No lives were lost…
Lower left (l.l.) with brush: The “Discovery at Deptford”; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The Discovery, convict-ship, lying off Deptford. The vessel which accompanied Captain Cook on his last voyage - 1776-80. From the original, drawn &…