Lower centre (l.c.) in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Almost the only way in the early days of reaching the Legislative Council at Auckland. Captain Cargill takes it. Circa 1854. T.M.H.; on label in ink: The only way in the early days of reaching the…
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: Poetry Bill Manhire Design Ralph Hotere; u.l. in ink: Music Jack Body Barry Morgan; vertically l: Dance John Casserley Chas Hummel Knut Sulnadji; verso: [reproduction of Ian Wedde’s Pathway to the Sea by RH; verso in ink:…
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: 1848; on mount in ink: Arabs of mixed race. Barrahk of Zanzibar, Furham of Zanzibar, Bashier of Muscat; through image in pencil: Barrahk of Zanzibar, Furham of Zanzibar, Bashier Tanzibar …[illeg] Muscat
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: G.P. Nerli [monogram]; on mount with brush: One of New Zealand’s best known and most successful bowlers of all time. Arthur Hadfield Fisher, 1871-1961. Presented to Carisbrook Cricket Club by Thomas Richmond Fisher.
On sketchbook mount in ink: R.C. Church, Albert Barracks, St Pauls. Auckland 1849 showing extinct Volcanoes Sir Wm Fox; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir William Fox. Sir William Fox who well knew the interest I took in…
Upper right (u.r.) in ink: 2 Auckland from the “Falcon”; u.r. in pencil: April 64; through image in ink: Hulk with native prisoners. M.t Eden. Fort Britomart. Long Wharf. F.t Britomart; verso in ink: 3678