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Dr Daniel Solander

Dr Daniel Solander (1733–1782) painting by William Parry

Dr Daniel Solander (1733–1782) was a talented pupil of Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. He joined Joseph Banks on James Cook’s first voyage to the South Pacific where they collected over 360 new plant species from New Zealand. This is from a painting by William Parry.

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