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Botanical artist Martha King began painting specimens of New Zealand flora for the New Zealand Company in 1842. This depiction of rata in flower is one of 40 watercolours still in existence.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Martha King Collection (A-005)
Reference: A-005-040
Watercolour by Martha King
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