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Mungaroa Bridge - Upper Hutt.
On mount in ink: Mungaroa Bridge - Upper Hutt. Jany 1849; on mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: By W.m Swainson FRS. An old Wellington settler. T.M.H.
Deserted whaling station, Brown’s Island.
On mount in ink: The deserted whaling station, Brown’s Isl.ds, Kapiti; in pencil: 3.
Deserted pah, island of Kapiti. Opposite Brown’s Island.
On mount in ink: Deserted pah, Island of Kapiti; in pencil: Opposite Brown’s Island; verso mount in pencil: Deserted Pah (opposite Brown’s Island) on Kapiti - NZ.d WS.
Deserted hut, Brown’s Island.
On mount in ink: Deserted hut, Brown Island.
Burcham’s house, River Hutt.
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…
New Plymouth, Taranaki. 1859 New Plymouth, Te Kawau Pa in foreground.
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: J… [illeg].
Advent of the Maori, Christmas, A.D. 1000.
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: T.M. Hocken.
Swampy flat land, South Dunedin. 1869 South Dunedin.
Lower right (l.r.) in brown ink: T.L. Stanley 1869; u.r. in ink: T.M. Hocken; on mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The former swampy flat now covered by Caversham, South Dunedin, S.t Kilda, & S.t Clair. The gable of the Benevolent Institution well…
View of the Frith of the Thames, Waitemata, Tamaki and Gulf of Hauraki from the Howick Ranges. Plate 4.
Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki.
View of the Wairoa Creek. (Pheasant shooting on the estate of Alexander Kennedy Esquire) on the road leading to the Wairoa Valley. Plate 5.
Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: These six views of the Province of Auckland were drawn by Major Frederick Rice Stack, Major of Brigade & were dedicated to Governor Sir George Grey. They were accompanied by some…
View of Auckland New Zealand from the crater of Mount Eden. Plate 2.
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…
View of Auckland Harbour New Zealand taken during the regatta January 1862. The race of the Maori war canoes. Plate 1.
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…
View from the ranges overlooking the entrance to the Manukau harbour, Auckland. Plate 6.
Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki.
View of Auckland, New Zealand from the lake on the North Shore. Plate 3.
Margin in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The North Shore is now connected with Auckland by a frequent steam service. Lake Takapuna is one of the most picturesque spots near Auckland. The Maoris had a tradition that it was…
May Queen (sailing ship). 1880s.
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…
Wreck of the Lastingham. ca 1880.
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: C. Sommers.
Portrait of Alan Pearson in his Lyttelton abode.
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: M.D.S. 91; verso in crayon in Alan Pearson’s hand: Portrait of Alan Pearson in his Lyttelton abode 1991 by M. Smithers
Untitled landscape 2.
Lower right (l.r.) in hard pencil: Michael Smither; verso in soft pencil: Smither 2
Untitled landscape 1.
Lower right (l.r.) in hard pencil: Michael Smither; verso in soft pencil: Smither 1
Janine.
Verso: MDS 70; verso frame: oil on hardboard Janine
Portrait of Elizabeth Smither.
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: MDS 72; on label: 287 (18.11.75) Smither portrait oil; stamp: Peter McLeavey Art Dealer Wellington 1975; inscribed: 1975 Exhib cat. 4
Desert with mauve hill.
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: M.D. Smither 69
Grandad looks at the baby.
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: M.D. Smither, 67