Gardenia taitensis, Tahitian gardenia


Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cook's first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Gardenia florida.


Size: 3024px × 5052px
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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