The southern rata, Metrosideros umbellata, as painted by Sydney Parkinson. The artist accompanied Captain Cook on his voyage to the Pacific in 1769 and died on the way home. This specimen was collected from Queen Charlotte Sound and appears as one of the handsome colour plates in “Sydney Parkinson: Artist of Cook’s Endeavour Voyage,” edited by D. J. Carr, reviewed today.
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Press, 19 May 1984, Page 18
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61The southern rata, Metrosideros umbellata, as painted by Sydney Parkinson. The artist accompanied Captain Cook on his voyage to the Pacific in 1769 and died on the way home. This specimen was collected from Queen Charlotte Sound and appears as one of the handsome colour plates in “Sydney Parkinson: Artist of Cook’s Endeavour Voyage,” edited by D. J. Carr, reviewed today. Press, 19 May 1984, Page 18
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