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Arethusa? [Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)]

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Date

[ca 1790]

Artist

George Raper (1769-1796)

Collective Title

Raper, George, 1769-1797: Birds of Australia and South Seas. Original drawings 1788-90. From E. Cane

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22699250

Description

Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). Specimen shown in profile standing alongside a blue flowering orchid, annotated "Arethusa?".

Identity confirmed as arethusa by Mr J L Moore, 1999.

Image reproduced on a greetings card in 1995 for the 75th birthday of the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Title supplied by Library incorporating transcription from item.

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Australia

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Tags

Birds

Category

Glossary
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