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Strigops habroptilus, kakapoWatercolour by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1887-1905), from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A history of the Birds of New Zealand (1887-88)
Ahaetulla prasina, Short-nosed vine snakeHand-coloured engraving from An account of Indian Serpents collected on the coast of Coromandel. The Patrick Russell Collection 1796 Date: 1796
Metrosideros excelsa, Christmas treeFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Phormium tenax, New Zealand flaxA watercolour commissioned by Sir Joseph Banks and sketched by Sydney Parkinson during the Endeavour Voyage. Parkinson died at sea before he could complete it
Hatteria punctata, great fringed lizard of New Zealand. Illustration taken from The Lizards of Australian and New Zealand by Gray, John Edward (1800-1875)
Corynocarpus laevigatus, karaka treeFinished watercolour by John Frederick Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
c. 1890s New Zealand - Jackson, west coastc.1890s vintage photograph New Zealand - Jackson, west coast
c. 1890s New Zealand - the harbour at Lytteltonc.1890s vintage photograph New Zealand - the harbour at Lyttelton - showing RMS Tainui
Scene in New Zealand, with some of its remarkable birdsPlate 13 from Alfred Russel Wallaces The Geographical Distribution of Animals, (1876)
The Pink Terrace, Te Otukapuarangi Māori, or White Terrace, Te Tarata, New Zeland, 1880sThe Pink Terrace, Te Otukapuarangi M─üori, or White Terrace, Te Tarata, New Zealand, 1880s
Maori Girl with facial tattoos, New Zealand, c. 1880Maori Girl with facial tattoos, New Zealand, c.1880
c. 1890s New Zealand - Harrison Cove, Milford Soundc.1890s vintage photograph New Zealand - Harrison Cove, Milford Sound
c. 1890s New Zealand - Buller Gorgec.1890s vintage photograph New Zealand - Buller Gorge
c. 1890s New Zealand - Swyncombe, Kaikourac.1890s vintage photograph New Zealand - Swyncombe, Kaikoura
c. 1890s New Zealand - harvesting corn in a 500 acre fieldc.1890s vintage photograph New Zealand - horses and reaping machines binders, harvesting corn in a 500 acre field
c. 1890s New Zealand Victoria Bridge Supreme Court, Christchurchc.1890s vintage photograph New Zealand - Victoria Bridge and Supreme Court, Christchurch
c. 1890s New Zealand - the harbour at Akaroac.1890s vintage photograph New Zealand - the harbour at Akaroa
c. 1890s New Zealand climber in snow Mount Cook Aoraki?c.1890s vintage photograph New Zealand - climber in the snow (on Mount Cook / Aoraki?)
c. 1890s New Zealand - Aoraki / Mount Cook in snowc.1890s vintage photograph New Zealand - Aoraki / Mount Cook in the snow
c. 1890s New Zealand The Skippers, Wakatipu, Otagoc.1890s vintage photograph New Zealand - The Skippers, Wakatipu, Otago
c. 1890s boat in the Sound at Wet Jacket Arm, New Zealandc.1890s vintage photograph New Zealand - boat in the Sound at Wet Jacket Arm
Nephrite jadeA specimen of nephrite jade from New Zealand. Nephrite is actually not a mineral outright, but is a variety of the mineral actinolite (calcium magnesium iron silicate hydroxide)
Leiopelma hamiltoniHamiltons frog is probably one of the rarest frogs in the world. Donated in 1922 by the Dominion Museum in New Zealand
Agathis australis, kauri pineKauri pine, New Zealand. This tree is the source of resin known as kauri gum. Figure 5 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule by Andrew Ross, 1998
Macropiper excelsum, kawakawa pepper treeFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Piper myristicum
Hydrophis cyanocinctus, Annulated sea snakeHand-coloured engraving from An account of Indian Serpents collected on the coast of Coromandel. The Patrick Russell Collection 1796 Date: 1796
Pimelea prostrata, strathmore weedFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Pimalea laevigata
Captain James CookBritish Admiralty memorial statue of Captain James Cook (1728-1779) who made maps of Newfoundland before his 3 journies on the Endeavour to the Pacific where he discovered Australia
Prototroctes oxyrhynchus, New Zealand graylingThe New Zealand grayling (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus) is an extinct fish of the genus Prototroctes, which lived in New Zealand. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Mollusc, Arca (Barbatia) novaezelandiaeSpecimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition
Six molluscs including four gastropods and two bivalvesWatercolour 396 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection
Drawer from Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 18A collection of more than 4, 000 insects, including butterflies, flies, bugs and moths
Oceanites maorianus, New Zealand strom petrelThis skin is one of only three in the world that can prove the New Zealand storm petrel is a living species
Tray of shells
Trapa natans, var. bispinosaImage of trapa natans var. bispinosa in Plants of the Coast of Coromandel by W. Roxburgh
Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 1820)A collection of more than 4, 000 insects, including butterflies, flies, bugs and moths
CopalStalactite of New Zealand copal locally known as kauri gum. Copal is the mid-stage between resin and amber. Figure 8 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule
Anthus novaeseelandiae, New Zealand pipitWatercolour 270 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled New-Holland Lark
Sceloglaux albifacies, laughing owlThis owl, native only to New Zealand, became extinct in c. 1914, probably due to deforestation and the disappearance of its favourite prey the Kiori rat. Artist unknown
Petroica macrocephala, New Zealand titFf. 149. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Turdus minutus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Brachyglottis repanda, bushmans toilet paperFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Knightia excelsa, rewarewa honeysuckle treeFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illlustration annotated Brabejum sparsum
Euphorbia glauca, sea spurgeFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Rhabdothamnus solandri, matataFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae, New Zealand pigeonFf. 137. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Columba argetraea and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Collospermum hastatum, perching lilyFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Celmisia gracilenta, dainty daisyFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
Pseudopanax arboreus, five fingerFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771