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Ka Taoka Hakena
In 1907 Dr T.M. Hocken of Dunedin - historian, bibliographer and collector - undertook to gift to the University of Otago his magnificent collection of books, manuscripts, paintings and other historical documents relating to New Zealand and the Pacific. Published to celebrate the centenary of the Hocken Collections' Deed of Trust, this book documents almost 200 items, dating from the seventeenth century to the present day, photographed by Bill Nichol. These include historical and modern paintings, photographs and drawings, maps and plans, books, newspapers and posters, sheet music, sound recordings, and early New Zealand manuscripts. Many items relate to Maori history.
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Ka Taoka Hakena
In 1907 Dr T.M. Hocken of Dunedin - historian, bibliographer and collector - undertook to gift to the University of Otago his magnificent collection of books, manuscripts, paintings and other historical documents relating to New Zealand and the Pacific. Published to celebrate the centenary of the Hocken Collections' Deed of Trust, this book documents almost 200 items, dating from the seventeenth century to the present day, photographed by Bill Nichol. These include historical and modern paintings, photographs and drawings, maps and plans, books, newspapers and posters, sheet music, sound recordings, and early New Zealand manuscripts. Many items relate to Maori history.
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Ka Taoka Hakena

Ka Taoka Hakena

Ka Taoka Hakena

Ka Taoka Hakena

Overview

In 1907 Dr T.M. Hocken of Dunedin - historian, bibliographer and collector - undertook to gift to the University of Otago his magnificent collection of books, manuscripts, paintings and other historical documents relating to New Zealand and the Pacific. Published to celebrate the centenary of the Hocken Collections' Deed of Trust, this book documents almost 200 items, dating from the seventeenth century to the present day, photographed by Bill Nichol. These include historical and modern paintings, photographs and drawings, maps and plans, books, newspapers and posters, sheet music, sound recordings, and early New Zealand manuscripts. Many items relate to Maori history.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781877372407
Publisher: University of Otago Press
Publication date: 02/28/2008
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author


Stuart Strachan, who trained as an archivist, has been Hocken Librarian since 1985, having first worked at the Library from 1968 to 1977. He is currently an inaugural member of the Archives Council of New Zealand. Educated as an art historian, Linda Tyler was Curator of the Pictorial Collections at the Hocken Library from 1998 to 2006. She is now Director of the Centre for New Zealand Art Research and Discovery, University of Auckland.
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