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Ka Taoka Hakena - Treasures from the Hockec Collection (Hardcover)
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Ka Taoka Hakena - Treasures from the Hockec Collection (Hardcover)
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Published to celebrate the centenary of its foundation, this book
introduces and samples the Hocken Library's principal collections.
There are many outstanding items in these collections, including
significant holdings of twentieth-century New Zealand art, early
New Zealand manuscripts, maps and publications, early Australian
manuscripts and many other items of great interest. Designed to
illustrate the richness of these collections, the book also stands
as a tribute to the many benefactors, beginning with Dr T.M. Hocken
at the end of the 19th century, who have the endowed the Hocken.
This book will be both a surprise and a delight to all readers. The
Hocken Collections owes its existence to the vigorous collecting
and subsequent generosity of a Dunedin doctor, Thomas Morland
Hocken (1836-1910). Hocken worked as a ship's surgeon between
England and Australia until settling in Dunedin in 1862. Hocken
applied his drive and talent to the acquisition of books,
newspapers, maps, pamphlets,
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