Bark of the Red Gum Tree Catherine II the Great being arrested as he alights

being arrested as he alights from his sedan chair

from the Sea

The pedestrians are in distress

pictured at home

which was built 1815-1819

Bark of the Red Gum Tree Catherine II the Great being arrested as he alightsBotanical studies of the bark and fruit of the Red Mahogany (Eucalyptus resinifera) native to Australia. Plate 25 from Journal of a voyage to New South Wales by John White (J. Debrett, London, 1790). The accompanying text states that: 'This is a very large and lofty tree, much exceeding the English oak in size. The wood is extremely brittle, and, from the large quantity of resinous gum which it contains, is of little use but for firewood.' The plate