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Discovery Collection (page 9)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Physalia physalis, Portuguese man-of-war

Physalia physalis, Portuguese man-of-war
Ff. 38 Vol 3. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Hemignathus obscurus, lesser akialoa

Hemignathus obscurus, lesser akialoa

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Mobula mobular, devilfish

Mobula mobular, devilfish
Ff. 250. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Chromis chromis, damselfish

Chromis chromis, damselfish
Ff. 29b Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Parapercis colias, blue cod

Parapercis colias, blue cod
Ff. 181. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Hyas araneus, great spider crab

Hyas araneus, great spider crab
Plate 112 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Plate 99 by William Ellis

Plate 99 by William Ellis
Plate 99 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (1756-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Ardea sp. Heron

Ardea sp. Heron
Ff. 112. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Ardea cocoi and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Hemerocoetes monopterygius, opalfish

Hemerocoetes monopterygius, opalfish
Ff. 175. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Polyprion oxygenios, hapuku

Polyprion oxygenios, hapuku
Ff. 74 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Chanos chanos, milkfish

Chanos chanos, milkfish
Ff. 237. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Fulmarus glacialoides, southern fulmar

Fulmarus glacialoides, southern fulmar
Ff. 91. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria glacialis and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Pterodorma lessonii, white-headed petrel

Pterodorma lessonii, white-headed petrel
Ff. 98. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria leucocephala made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Lutjanus kasmira, bluestripe seaperch

Lutjanus kasmira, bluestripe seaperch
Ff. 75a Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Trachinotus goreensis, longfin pompano

Trachinotus goreensis, longfin pompano
Ff. 220. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Thunnus albercares, yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albercares, yellowfin tuna
Ff. 100 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Abudefduf sexfasciatus, scissortail sergeant

Abudefduf sexfasciatus, scissortail sergeant
Ff. 31b Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cook's first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Nemadactylus macropterus, jackass worwong

Nemadactylus macropterus, jackass worwong
Ff. 52 Vol 2. Unfinished watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Trachelochismus pinnulatus, lumpfish

Trachelochismus pinnulatus, lumpfish
Ff. 248. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Lethrinus nebulosus, spangled emperor

Lethrinus nebulosus, spangled emperor
Ff. 201. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Acanthocybium solandri, wahoo

Acanthocybium solandri, wahoo
Ff. 87 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Nycticorax caledonicus, rufous night heron

Nycticorax caledonicus, rufous night heron
Ff. 111. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Ardea ferruginea and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Pteropus sp. flying fox

Pteropus sp. flying fox
Plate 1. From a collection of watercolour sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish by William Webb Ellis (c. 1756-1785), made during Captain Cooks third voyage of discovery, 1776-1780

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Chaetodon aculeatus, longsnout butterflyfish

Chaetodon aculeatus, longsnout butterflyfish
Plate 101 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Turdus poliocephalus, island thrush

Turdus poliocephalus, island thrush
Ff. 151. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Turdus xanthopus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Afrotis afra, black bustard

Afrotis afra, black bustard
Ff.133. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Otis afra and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Synanceja verrucosa, poison stonefish

Synanceja verrucosa, poison stonefish
Ff. 17 Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Psittirostra psittacea, o u

Psittirostra psittacea, o u
Ff. 79, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Centropyge flavissimus. lemonpeel angelfish

Centropyge flavissimus. lemonpeel angelfish
Ff. 27b Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Zanclus cornutus, moorish idol

Zanclus cornutus, moorish idol
Ff. 29a Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Amaurornis flavirostra, black crake

Amaurornis flavirostra, black crake
Ff. 132. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Rallus aethiops and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Trachinotus ovatus, derbio

Trachinotus ovatus, derbio
Ff. 225. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Cinclodes patagonicus, dark-bellied cinclodes

Cinclodes patagonicus, dark-bellied cinclodes
Ff. 160. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Motacilla gracula and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Carcharhinus sp

Carcharhinus sp
Ff. 51. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Thalassoica antarctica, Antarctic petrel

Thalassoica antarctica, Antarctic petrel
Ff. 95. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Procellaria antarctica made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Phalacrocorax punctatus, spotted shag

Phalacrocorax punctatus, spotted shag
Ff. 103. Watercolour painting by George Porster (1773) annotated Pelecanus punctatus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Nestor meridionalis, kaka

Nestor meridionalis, kaka
Ff. 14, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Sula dactylatra, masked booby

Sula dactylatra, masked booby
Ff. 107. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Pelecannus piscator and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Genypterus blacodes, pink ling

Genypterus blacodes, pink ling
Ff. 174. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Dasyatis pastinaca, common stingray

Dasyatis pastinaca, common stingray
Ff. 46. Pencil sketch by Herman Dietrich Sporing made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Macropus sp. kangaroo

Macropus sp. kangaroo
Zoological drawing 4 (1:4) Kanguru. Probably the first European drawing of a kangaroo, by Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771), made during Captain Cooks first voyage of discovery, 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Macropus robustus, Euro wallaroo

Macropus robustus, Euro wallaroo
Zoological drawing 5 (1:5). Watercolour study of skull and lower jaws of a wallaroo by Nathaniel Dance (1735-1811)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Trachurus declivis, greenback horse mackerel

Trachurus declivis, greenback horse mackerel
Ff. 223. Pencil sketch by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Egretta sacra, Pacific reef egret

Egretta sacra, Pacific reef egret
Ff. 114. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Ardea jugularis and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Chaetodon vagabundus, vagabond butterflyfish

Chaetodon vagabundus, vagabond butterflyfish
Ff. 197. Watercolour painting by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Puffinus griseus, sooty shearwater

Puffinus griseus, sooty shearwater
Ff. 94 Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated procell fuliginosa and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Chaetodon citrinellus, citron butterflyfish

Chaetodon citrinellus, citron butterflyfish
Ff. 24a Vol 2. Watercolour painting by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Background imageDiscovery Collection: Francolinus capensis, Cape francolin

Francolinus capensis, Cape francolin



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