Coloured botanical drawings by a Chinese artist,

Coloured botanical drawings by a Chinese artist,

Forty-nine original watercolors. Probably produced in Canton. Many bear "J. Whatman" 1804 or 1805 or "I. Taylo(r)" watermarks. The drawings generally include samples of fruits or seeds and a dissection of the flower to show its structure. Latin names and occasional Chinese labels...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Photo
Language:Latin
Series:Original botanical illustrations of the Botany Libraries
Subjects:
Botany > China > Pictorial works
China trade art
Plants > China > Pictorial works
Botany
Plants
China
Botanical illustrations
Pictorial works
Watercolors (paintings)
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Harvard University

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Call Number: arn00016

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