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Title(s):
Album of pressed plant and flower specimens.
Published/Created:
1849-1852.
Physical Description:
1 volume (53 leaves) ; 23 x 19 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
QK61 .H44 1849
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Bound in quarter black leather and marbled boards. Stationer's label: Henry & Cohen, Markt 453, Bonn.
Most leaves of the album bear from three to five plant specimens. Notes in graphite record the date and place of collection. Early leaves bear grasses collected in Waterloo in July, 1849. These are followed by specimens collected in Germany, Great Britain, and Germany again, from 1849 to 1852. The first leaf bears several plant specimens accompanied by the inscription: "From the bouquet given me by my uncle John Hegan on his wedding day, June 8th, 1852."
Subject Terms:
Botanical specimens -- Collection and preservation -- Europe.
Botanical specimens -- Collection and preservation -- Great Britain.
Grand tours (Education)
Hegan, John, 1801–1876.
Pressed flower pictures.
Wild flowers -- Collection and preservation -- Europe.
Wild flowers -- Collection and preservation -- Great Britain.
Form/Genre:
Herbaria.
Albums (books)
Botanical illustrations.
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