"Banks' Florilegium: Part XXII, New Zealand (plates 447-469)"

Production date
1986
 Description
Part XXII (22) of Banks' Florilegium containing 23 colour prints relating to New Zealand, printed from the original copperplate engravings in 1986 by Alecto Historical Editions in association with The British Museum (Natural History). The prints illustrate plants collected on Captain James Cook’s first voyage round the world in "H.M.S. Endeavour" (1768-1771). The specimens were gathered and classified by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., K.B., P.C., P.R.S., and Dr Daniel Solander, F.R.S., and were accurately engraved between 1771 and 1784 after drawings taken from nature by Sydney Parkinson.
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Production date
1986
Production place
England/Essex/Shoeburyness
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Original Art/Art Object
Credit line
Generously gifted by Bryce & Delwyn Barnett and the Puke Ariki Development Charitable Trust
Current rights
All Rights Reserved
Accession number
PA2011.113
Collection type
Prints & Drawings
Fine Arts
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Intaglio
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Paper

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