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Near Roxburgh, Central Otago.
Verso upper left (u.l.) in pencil: 1 Near Roxburgh Central Otago Doris Lusk N.F.S. Grease crayon and ink.
Key plan of New Plymouth, Taranaki, in 1859 Stoddart.
Margin below image in ink: 1. Kauau Pa. 2. Patuha Range. 3. St Maryís School Room. 4. Hotel - Marsland Hill - 5. Clockey Woodís. 6. John Gilmourís store. 7. Yemís Store - Brougham Street. 8. Ryanís store. [ditto marks] 9. W. Blackís and co.…
Maitai Valley landscape.
Upper right (u.r.): McCahon 47; verso original card in ink: oil, Maitai Valley landscape. Not for sale. C. McCahon; in pencil: 2… BW dk cream close up no glass, Mr Brasch, 11a Smith St; [& unfinished oil painting of male nude, acc 89/92] Separated…
Canterbury plains, taken from the Bridle road.
Margin below image in ink in Dr Hockenís hand: The Canterbury Plains. March 1851 (Taken from the Bridle Road) T.M. Hocken; label: Na Te Hakena Tenei Tiki; note by W. Holmes transcribed in ink by Dr Hocken: IV. Snowy mountains, distant 100 miles.…
[Bush scene with stream. n.d.]
Attributed to William Mein Smith
Hamilton, Waikato.
Verso l.r. & on sketchbook mount in pencil: Hamilton, Waikato; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir William Fox. Sir William Fox who well knew the interest I took in old New Zealand & was a frequent visitor at my house,…
Camp on the Waikahoura, Rakahuri.
Rakihuri - Ashley River (Taylor p. 29) Trip with Capt Thomas in Fly landed Port Cooper 15 Dec 1848. Fox spent 2 weeks exploring then went to Otago. Returned to P Cooper 22 Jan, and to P Nicholson, 23 Jan 1849.
Survey Station on a bend of the Molineux. Otago.
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: Survey Station on a bend of the Molineux. Otago. 1850 WF [monogram]; verso: 42 36; on sketchbook mount: On the Molyneux, Otago; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir William Fox. Sir William Fox…
Gorge of the Buller.
Fox in region February 1846.
Oteriah Pa, Ruamahunga River, Wiararapa Valley, Wellington New Zealand.
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: WFox Aug.t 1857; superimposed in ink: 1857; l.l. with brush: Oteriah Pa, Ruamahunga River, Wiararapa Valley, Wellington New Zealand; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir William Fox. Sir…
Sedgebrook, Wanganui. Ruapehu in the distance.
On sketchbook mount in ink: Sedgebrook, Wanganui. Ruapehu in the distance. 1858; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir William Fox. Sir William Fox who well knew the interest I took in old New Zealand & was a frequent…
Wairau River.
On sketchbook mount in ink: Wairau River. 1845; verso mount: [Waitoi, Queen Charlotte Sound… 4,274/35]; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken from Sir William Fox. Sir William Fox who well knew the interest I took in old New…
Riwaka, Nelson.
Lower right (l.r.) in pencil: Riwaka
Wanganui N. Zealand.
Lower right (l.r.) with brush: Wanganui N. Zealand W. Fox 1857; on sketchbook mount in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: English Church and houses on site of the Avenue. Beyond are two large houses built and fortified in 1847 for the refuge of the…
In the Aglionby Valley on the Buller River.
Label supplied by Dr B.H. Howard in 1964: Aglionby Valley - the area of flat open country about Murchison on the Buller River. Fox in area 18 & 19 Feb 1846.
In the Martukituki or Aglionby Valley.
Label by Dr B.H. Howard: Matukituki. Not the valley of the present Matakitaki River but the open country at Murchison below the junction of Buller & Matakitaki. Also called “Aglionby Valley” [B.H. Howard, 64: Fox in area 18-19 Feb 1846].
Kawatau River at the junction of the Rangitikei River.
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: Kawatau river at the junction of the Rangitikei river
Papa out sketching on the Waikato.
Lower right (l.r.) in ink: Papa out sketching on the Waikato; above image in ink: The English mail closes tomorrow the 29th. I have been busy all day and having done what was necessary…[letter continues verso]…Yours Affectionately E.A.W.; verso:…
Picnic Island, Waikato River.
Margin below image in pencil: Pic nic Island - Waikato R; margin below image in iron gall ink: [page of Diary]; margin left of image in iron gall ink: [page of Diary]; chop (blindprint): Superfine; l.r. in pencil: 29.
A sketch of the Maoris’ position at Maungatautau on the Waikato River.
Upper left (u.l.) - upper right (u.r.) in ink: A sketch of the Maoris’ position at Maungatautau on the Waikato River; l.l. in ink: the figures are supposed to be 1,000 yards from the main pah [location notes]; verso: [fragment of letter]
Whangamarino Redoubt.
Lower left (l.l.) in ink: Whangamarino Redoubt; verso: [letter]
On the morning of Sunday the 5 Feb. the headquarter column under Gen.l Cameron arrived at the Waitotara, and commenced the passage of the river, which proved fordable at low water.
Upper left (u.l.) in ink: 7: verso in ink: descriptions to accompany sketches by the book in case they might publish in Ill-News. 1. the settlement of Wanganui on a navigable river 4 miles up - protected by 3 block houses 2 of which are shewn - 2 and…
Waitotara.
On mount: Camp on Waitotara River Feb.y 7 1865; a. verso: [watercolour sketch 75/170 ai titled] A little island and pretty bush on Lake Waikato near Nukarumu; b. l.r. in pencil: Waitotara Feb.y 7 65
Waingongoro River.
Verso in pencil: No 5. This sketch is taken from a high tableland overlooking the Waiongoro River towards the sea. A redoubt is on the left of this sketch - the left of the camp - a Maori fishing village in centre - Two horsemen shew the ford - a…