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Frank Edward Clarke's Fabulous Fishes

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Frank Edward Clarke's Fabulous Fishes
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Frank Edward Clarke’s Fabulous FishesIn 1890, Frank Edward Clarke (1848-1899) was referred to as a ‘well known ichthyologist’ in Aotearoa New Zealand, with newspapers describing his knowledge of fishes to be ‘perhaps superior to that of any in the Colony’.(1)However, were it not for the remarkable collection of watercolours in Te Papa’s collection, Clarke’s contribution to documenting the fishes of this country would be almost invisible. Clarke was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England in 1848, t...

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30 May 2024
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Rebecca Rice
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https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/topic/11179
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Fish / Drawings

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