Refers to Mr W.B. Mantell’s moa bone discoveries.
Creator
Alternative Title
The gravel and sand bag bespeak him a geologist.
Date Created
[ca. 1851]
Identifier
Hocken Pictorial Collections - 11,594
a1377
Subject
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
Provenance
Dr T.M. Hocken’s Collection.
Source
Dr T.M. Hocken’s Collection.
Files
Collection
Citation
Brown, James, 1819?-1877, “Refers to Mr W.B. Mantell’s moa bone discoveries.,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 2, 2024, https://ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/5094.