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Summary
This is an image of a print of a hand coloured engraving by James Sowerby (1757-1822), based on drawing nominally by John White but probably by the convict artist Thomas Watling. It appeared as Tab. X in James Edward Smith's 1793 A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland. The plant depicted is Grevillea buxifolia (Sm.) but was titled Embothrium buxifolium.
The accompanying text at the source of the digital image gives print : engraving with hand colouring ; plate mark 23.7 x 15.0 cm. on sheet 29.0 x 21.3 cm. Engraved on plate u.r.: 10. Title engraved on plate l.c.
Tags
a specimen of the botany of new holland
grevillea botanical illustrations
grevillea buxifolia
james sowerby
drawings
england
botany
botanical illustrations
Date
1800 - 1900
in collections
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Link
Copyright info
public domain