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Hocken : prince of collectors /

"Dr Thomas Morland Hocken (1836-1910) arrived in Dunedin in 1862, aged 26. Throughout his busy life as a medical practitioner he amassed books, manuscripts, sketches, maps and photographs of early New Zealand. Much of his initial collecting focused on the early discovery narratives of James Coo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kerr, Donald, 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Dunedin, New Zealand : Otago University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Hocken, Thomas Morland, > 1836-1910.
Hocken, Thomas Morland, > 1836-1910 > Library.
Book collectors > New Zealand > Biography.
Book collecting > New Zealand > History.
Biography: historical, political & military > c 1800 to c 1900 > New Zealand.
Australasian & Pacific history > c 1800 to c 1900 > New Zealand.
Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 > c 1800 to c 1900 > New Zealand.
Book collecting.
Book collectors.
Libraries.
New Zealand.
Privatsammlung.
Neuseeland.
Bibliofiler.
Biography: historical, political & military > New Zealand > c 1500 onwards to present day > 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899.
Australasian & Pacific history > New Zealand > c 1500 onwards to present day > 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899.
Biography.
History.
Biografi.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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