Story: European discovery of plants and animals
Page 8. All images & media
From page 1 - The first naturalists
From page 2 - Cook’s second voyage, and the French
From page 3 - Expeditions and surveys: 1830s–1870s
From page 4 - Sealers, missionaries and botanists
From page 5 - Naturalists: 1840s–1890s
From page 6 - New directions: 1890s–today
How to cite this page
John Andrews, European discovery of plants and animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/5367/media (accessed 11 June 2026).
Story by John Andrews, published 1 March 2009.