  Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Creator(s): Bruny Island Bicentennary Committee Date: 1988 - Description: A memorial made of stone 1 metre high X 270 mm in circumference, with two bronze plaques to commemorate the collection of the first specimens of Eucaluptus obliqua by David Nelson, botanist, at the time of Captain Cook's visit to Adventure Bay in Australia in 1777. Located at Mavista picnic area and nature walk reserve. Inscription on one plaque reads " This monument commemorates the collection of the 'type' specimen of Eucalyptus obliqua (stringy bark) by Captain Cook at Adventure Bay in 1777." The other plaque as illustrated in attachment one. Format: Monuments and historical sites Object: monuments & memorials Titles: Eucalyptus Obliqua tree site Subjects: monuments & memorials; plaques People/Orgs: Cook, James Capt.; Nelson, David; Banks, Joseph Places: Bruny Island, Tasmania Institution: Bruny Island Historical Society Object number: BIH_00077 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Bruny Island Historical Society. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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