The Spruce Fir of New Zealand
1777
Engraving on paper
240 x 185mm
Plate No. LI from James Cook, A Voyage Towards the South Pole, and Round the World (London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777). Other plates from the series can be viewed here.
This engraving depicts the rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum). It was probably drawn from a specimen taken back to England after Cook’s second voyage.
Provenance
2025–
Fletcher Trust Collection, purchased from Art + Object, Tāmaki Makaurau, 9 December 2025, lot 94
?–2025
Unknown