Watercolour illustration of a native gentian (Gentiana bellidifolia), published on page 56 of 'Mountain Flowers in New Zealand'.

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Watercolour illustration of a native gentian (Gentiana bellidifolia), published on page 56 of 'Mountain Flowers in New Zealand'.

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Nancy Adams was one of New Zealand’s most prolific botanists, and a talented artist. She produced a vast number of botanical illustrations, which were included in widely-distributed and well-regarded books about New Zealand flora. One of these books is Mountain Flowers in New Zealand, a field guide published as part of the ‘Mobil New Zealand Nature Series’.In her introduction to Mountain Flowers in New Zealand, Adams provides beautiful descriptions of several alpine locations around the count...

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Image

Date created

circa 1980

Creator

Nancy Adams CBE

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/791873

Related subjects

Gentiana bellidifolia Hook.f. / paper / watercolour / freehand drawings / watercolours / aquarelle / Botany / Mountains / Flowers / Wellington

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