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…
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…
Margin below image in ink: Wanganui. N.Z. Oct.r 1847; on mount in ink in Dr Hockenís hand: Wanganui 1847 showing stockades and settlers houses some of which were fortified. T.M.H.; label in ink in Dr Hocken's hand: The town of Petre which soon…
Lower left (l.l.) in pencil: The Picket, Nukamaru 30 Jan.y 65 near Wanganui; on original sketchbook mount: J. Johnson of 40th Reg.t killed here. The Scene of a brisk skirmish with the Maories - on 29 January 1865
Lower centre (l.c.) in ink: Sketch map of coast country from Camp Alexander’s farm to the Waitotara. Scale - 1 inch to the mile. Copied from Mr Field’s survey and from observation by E.A. Williams, L.t Col. R.A.; through image in ink: [location…