On mount in ink: T.M. Hocken; on label in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Hone Heke & Kawiti were the chief leaders in the rebellion of war in the north, 1844-46. Heke belonged to the Ngapuhi Tribe & was a nephew of the celebrated Hongi Hika whose warlike…
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 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…
This book first appeared in 1825, though this edition, with its handsome binding, was printed much later, probably in 1894. Although Waterton's style is clearly dated and, to our ears, rather pompous, his work has been often reprinted even in the…
Upper left (u.l.) in pencil: Wakaputa P. Cooper Plains; u.r. & c. in pencil: Tuawai; verso in pencil: 53 [unfinished sketch]; verso in ink: 60; on sketchbook mount: Port Cooper Natives. 1849; on flypage of sketchbook in ink: Thomas Morland Hocken…
Upper right (u.r.) in ink, a.: 7; through image with brush: EW RA; b. l.r. in pencil: Waitotara 14 Feb; u.r.: 78; from sketchbook mount: Camp life on the Waitotara River - my steed; verso: [watercolour 75/171 bi titled:] The Maoris 18 July 64
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
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…
Lower right (l.r.) of c. with brush: a; labels in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: The Wairau Plain. A. The site of the massacre. In 1843 Mr Thompson, Police Magistrate went with a party of about fifty men to arrest Rauparaha and Rangihaeata on charge of…
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…
Margin below image in ink in Mrs Hocken’s hand: Waikouaiti church, Feb 1/63. From a drawing by L. Bradley; through image in ink in Dr Hocken’s hand: Reproduced with all its faults of drawing & perspective. represents the original Church which…
Verso u.l. & u.r. in ink: 4; on sketchbook mount: W. Swainson's House, Hutt Valley. 1846; 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…
On sketchbook mount: W. Fox’s House, Wellington. 1850; 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, promised…