Refers to Mr W.B. Mantell’s moa bone discoveries.

Alternative Title

The gravel and sand bag bespeak him a geologist.

Date Created

[ca. 1851]

Identifier

Hocken Pictorial Collections - 11,594
a1377

Description

Upper centre (u.c.) in pencil: Crown dom…tion. Gravel and sand; l.c. in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Refers to Mr W.B. Mantell’s moa bone discoveries. The gravel and sand bag bespeak him a geologist. T.M.H.; label in ink: Refers to Mr Mantell’s discovery of moa remains at Waikouaiti in 1851.

Extent

275 x 210 mm

Medium

pencil on grey paper

Spatial Coverage

New Zealand

Provenance

Dr T.M. Hocken’s Collection.

Source

Dr T.M. Hocken’s Collection.

Files

a1377.jpg

Citation

Brown, James, 1819?-1877, “Refers to Mr W.B. Mantell’s moa bone discoveries.,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 31, 2024, https://ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/5094.