Image:KowhaiDrawing.jpg

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Description

Kōwhai, Sophora tetraptera, collected at Tolaga Bay, New Zealand during the first voyage of Sir James Cook on the Endeavour. Coloured Engraving, Medium: Ink And Watercolours On Paper
Source

The original image is available from the website of the Natural History Museum, London, here. This is a slightly cropped version that excludes a ruler that was placed along the base during imaging to indicate the actual size of the image.
Date

1770s or 1780s
Author

Gerald Sibelius is the attributed artist, but it is likely that the work was heavily based on a partially coloured drawing by Sydney Parkinson, Sir Joseph Banks' botanical artist.
Permission
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It is in the public domain worldwide


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current07:29, 5 January 2007856×1,361 (775 KB)Kahuroa ({{Information |Description=Botanical illustration of Kōwhai, ''Sophora tetraptera'', Tolaga Bay, New Zealand. |Source=Captain James Cook's first Pacific voyage, 1768-1771 |Date=pre 1785 AD. |Author=Gerald Sibelius pre 1785 AD |Permission=Public domain, )
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