Paintings
On his travels from 1787 to 1792, George Raper drew watercolour paintings of birds, flowers and landscapes. Many of these drawings show species which are extinct today, like the Lord Howe Swamphen or the Lord Howe Pigeon from Lord Howe Island. He also sketched profiles of landscapes and topographical maps. These pictures can be seen in the First Fleet Artwork Collection in the Natural History Museum in London and in the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, New Zealand.
In 2004, 56 long-lost watercolours were found at the estate of the Earl of Ducie, England. The National Library of Australia has bought this collection for an undisclosed sum from the Moreton family in England.
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