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Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771 :Plante dont se servent les Tahitiens pour prendre les poissons en les envirant. Benard direx. Pl. 13. [Paris, 1773?]
- Date
- 1773
- By
- Benard, Robert, 1734-; Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771
- Reference
- A-468-023
- Description
A view of a branch of the fish poison tree (Barringtonia asiatica), showing its distinctive leaves, opening flower and stem, all parts of which are poisonous. The seeds have been used ground to a powder to stun or kill fish for easy capture, suffocating the fish where the flesh is unaffected. The image is possibly after Sydney Parkinson; Plate 13 of an unidentified French publication, but suggested to be from the first French edition of Captain Cook's first voyage
Other Titles - Plant used by Tahitians to catch fish by intoxicating them (translation)
Inscriptions: Verso - top left - 1770 [in pencil]
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Copper plate engraving, black and white, on laid paper 380 x 235 mm (trimmed)
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Scientific illustrations, Copper plate engraving, black and white, on laid paper 380 x 235 mm (trimmed)
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Benard, Robert, 1734-. Parkinson, Sydney, 1745-1771 :Plante dont se servent les Tahitiens pour prendre les poissons en les envirant. Benard direx. Pl. 13. [Paris, 1773?]. Ref: A-468-023. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/35816279More information can be found in our terms of use.