Ellis Rowan - New Zealand Christmas Bush: 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Publisher / Princeton University Press from Aksum to Khartoum to

from Aksum to Khartoum to Melbourne and beyond

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harmonious works that literally shimmer with light and color

Ellis Rowan - New Zealand Christmas Bush: 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Publisher / Princeton University Press from Aksum to Khartoum toEllis Rowan (1848 1922) was a painter, naturalist, writer and explorer. For almost 50 years, she travelled to remote parts of Australia, India, Europe, America and New Guinea in pursuit of exotic flowers and wildlife to paint. One of Australias most loved botanical artists, she was a woman who made her mark at a time when scientific illustration was a male domain. This 1000 piece puzzle of Rowans New Zealand Christmas Bush painted c. 1893 is a