IMAGE
Artist unknown :Flax plant of New Zealand. London, Strahan, 1777.
- Date
- 1769 - 1777
- By
- Hodges, William, 1744-1797; Forster, Johann Georg Adam, 1754-1794; Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771
- Reference
- C-051-030
- Description
Flax flower in detail in upper half of plate with the whole plant in the background
Although this engraving may be after a lost drawing by either William Hodges or George Forster, the two artists with Cook's second voyage capable of providing drawings of this type, it may also be after a lost watercolour or drawing by Sydney Parkinson from the first voyage.
Extended Title - From: Cook, James. A voyage towards the South Pole. Plate 23.
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving 375 x 230 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Scientific illustrations, Engraving 375 x 230 mm, Orientation: Vertical image
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