Description
On mount in letterpress: Hokitika River; label in letterpress: Hokitika River from an original sketch by J.D. Schmidt; on mount in ink: T.M. Hocken; label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: These four views, dating about 1866-71, have the merit of being the earliest depicting the West Coast diggings & sea. Cobb’s Coach ran to them via the Bealey about 1871. The first calico tent at Hokitika was erected in 1864. Greymouth is shown before before the disastrous flood which swept away a large portion of the young township. Mount Cook is in the distance. T.M.H.; Dr Hocken’s collector’s chop: Hoc in Loco Deus Rupes.