Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), 18th-century artwork. This turtle is found in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. This pencil sketch was drawn

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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), 18th-century artwork. This turtle is found in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. This pencil sketch was drawn by British artist Sydney Parkinson () on Captain James Cook's first voyage to the Pacific (1768-1771) in HMS Endeavour. This artwork is part of the collections held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK.

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Size: 3439px × 2541px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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