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Raper, George, 1769-1797: [Providence petrel (Pterodroma solandri)]
- Date
- [ca 1790]
- By
- Raper, George, 1769-1797
- Reference
- E-327-f-004
- Description
Providence petrel or brown-headed petrel (Pterodroma solandri) of Norfolk Island. Specimen depicted in profile standing on a rock surrounded by small plants.
When the HMS 'Sirius' was wrecked on Norfolk Island the shipwrecked passengers and later settlers, marines, and convicts slaughtered thousands of birds for food. The petrel became extinct on Norfolk Island, but in the twentieth century it has been identified to be the same as the extant species found on Lord Howe Island.
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Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).
Physical Description: Watercolour and ink on laid paper, 414 x 259 mm.
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Raper, George, 1769-1797: Birds of Australia and South Seas. Original drawings 1788-90. From E. Cane
- Format
- 1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Watercolour and ink on laid paper, 414 x 259 mm., Watermark: an elaborate crest, not readable because glued to backing card and partially covered by image.
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