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John Buchanan

32 works

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Watercolor of three rock slabs with fossilised fern fronds labelled Allthopteris, Jurassic Formation, Waikara.

Allthopteris, Jurassic Formation, Waikara

1864

Pen drawing of a serif letter M entwined with a bird head and ivy vine, labelled as a cover design for a Manual of Birds.

Ornamented capital for cover of 'Manual of Birds'

1882

Four drawn rock slabs showing fossil fern-like fronds with pinnate leaflets, labelled Dammarites from Shag Point, Otago.

Fossil plant specimen. Dammarites corinata Hector

1864

Watercolour botanical illustration of Ranunculus buchananii with two white flowers, divided leaves and roots, labelled below.

Ranunculus buchananii Hook.f

1865

Watercolor botanical study of a white daisy-like Celmisia flower with yellow centre and narrow silvery leaves.

Celmisia sessiliflora Hook.f

1865

Four panels of grey-wash drawings showing fossil fern fronds on rock slabs, labelled in pencil.

Fossil plant specimens, Upper Jurassic, Mataura

1864

Drawing of a fossil fern specimen with pinnate fronds across a grey rock fragment, on a cream sheet with handwritten labels.

Fossil plant specimen

1864

Pencil and watercolour botanical sketch of white flowers and green cushion-plant foliage with a handwritten species label.

Donatia novae-zelandiae Hook.f

1865

Pencil and watercolour study of two clumps of white-flowered cushion plant with rosette leaves and labelled name.

Hectorella caespitosa Hook.f

1865

Pencil and watercolour botanical study of Forstera sedifolia with white flowers on thin stems and a flower dissection.

Forstera sedifolia Linn.f. (now known as Forstera sedifolia G. Forst.)

1865

Ocydromus Australis. (Now known as Gallirallus australis australis (South Island weka)

1865

Pencil and watercolor botanical drawing of yellow flower clusters on a stem with a detailed single flower head beside it.

Senecio cassinioides Hook.f. (now known as Brachyglottis cassinioides (Hook.f.) B.Nord.)

1865

Three grey-brown wash drawings of angular fossil plant fragments with handwritten labels naming Taeniopteris stipulata and Cl

Fossil plant specimen. Taeniopteris stipulata Hector

1864

Pencil and wash botanical drawing of two cushion plants with small white flowers, labelled Myosotis pulvinaris.

Myosotis pulvinaris Hook.f

1865

Pencil and watercolor botanical study of an alpine daisy with a yellow centre, rosette leaves and roots, labelled Brachycome

Brachycome sinclairii Hook.f

1865

Botanical watercolour of a New Zealand plant with white flower heads, roots, and a detached leaf, labelled Braya novae-zeland

Braya novae-zelandiae Hook.f. (now known as Pachycladon novae-zelandiae (Hook.f.)

1865

Pencil and watercolor botanical study of Colobanthus acicularis with flower buds, tufted leaves and a top-view floral detail.

Colobanthus acicularis Hook.f

1865

Pen line drawing of a bird's tail with layered feathers and long central shafts, labelled with the number 1 and handwritten n

Tail of skua Stercorarius sp

1865

Botanical drawing of Veronica hectorii with three green stems bearing white flowers and a detached enlarged flower.

Veronica hectorii Hook.f

1865

Botanical drawing of a white daisy flower with yellow centre on a tall stem above a rosette of silver leaves and roots.

Celmisia hectorii Hook.f

1865

Pale watercolor botanical study of a pink flower and clustered leaves, with a handwritten species label at the bottom.

Heliophyllum rubrum Hook.f. (now known as Phyllachne rubra (Hook.f.) Cheesem.)

1865

Pencil and watercolor botanical drawing of a single bell-shaped flower above clustered stems, with a handwritten plant name l

Heliophyllum clavigerum Hook.f. (now known as Phyllachne clavigera (Hook.f.) F.Muell.)

1865

Pencil drawing of four views of a fossil scapula labelled as Plesiosaurus, showing fractured bone with shaded surfaces.

Scapula of Plesiosaurus

Botanical drawing of Abrotanella inconspicua with a white flowering cushion, tufted foliage and a dissected flower.

Abrotanella inconspicua Hook.f

1865

Pen drawing of a tall botanical specimen with narrow serrated leaves and clustered flower heads, with handwritten labels belo

Senecio wairauensis Belcher. Formerly Erechtites prenanthoides

1865

Pencil and watercolor botanical drawing of a white-flowered Ourisia plant with rosette leaves and roots on beige paper.

Ourisia glandulosa Hook.f

1865

Pencil and watercolour botanical study of white flowers, fleshy leaves, and magnified stamens and pistil on cream paper.

Heliophyllum colensoi Hook.f. (now known as Phyllachne colensoi (Hook.f.) Berggr.)

1865

Turnagra capensis (South Island piopio). Formerly Turnagra crassinrostris (South Island thrush)

1865

Grey watercolour drawing of an elongated fossil fern leaf with a central midrib, labelled Macrotaeniopteris, Lower Jurassic.

Macrotaeniopteris, Lower Jurassic, Mataura Falls, Otago

1864

Grey wash drawing of two rock slabs bearing fossil fern fronds, with handwritten identification labels below.

Fossil plant specimen. Hymenophyllite or Trichomanites

1864

Watercolour botanical study of a grey-leaved plant with clusters of small yellow flowers, labelled Ligusticum imbricatum.

Ligusticum imbricatum Hook.f. (now known as Anisotome imbricata (Hook.f.) Cockayne)

1865

Ink botanical drawing of a Lepidium plant with pinnate leaves and clustered flower heads on tall stalks.

Lepidium matau Petrie ( male plant). (Now known as Lepidium solandri Kirk.)

1865

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