spent there. It was called Primitiae Florae Novae Zelandiae ('beginnings of a New Zealand flora'), and was to be illustrated with the plates prepared by Banks. It was never published, but it was available for study by anyone interested, first at Banks' London home, then at the Natural History section of the British Museum.

Solander's return to Britain with Cook and Banks made him the first Swede to circumnavigate the globe. On their return in 1771, Solander resumed his duties at the British Museum but also