Accession No

4941

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting cellular structure of cuticle and epidermis of Beta vulgaris, by Paul Parey, Ebenhusen and Eckstein, Frank, and Tschirch, German, c. 1850-1967

Origin

Germany; Berlin

Maker

Parey, Paul [publisher] Ebenhusen and Eckstein [lithographer] Frank [artist] Tschirch [artist]

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 827mm; height 668mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Inscription

‘Bau des Blattes von Beta vulgaris.’ (title, at top)
‘BETA’ (below diagram)
‘Verlag von Paul Parey in Berlin’ (Bottom centre)
‘Lith. Anst. v. Ebenhusen & Eckstein, Stuttgart.’ (Bottom right)

Description Notes

Printed line drawing of leaf cell structure, with green chloroplasts, and some red cells. Cell layers are labelled at right and left sides (‘o’,‘pa’, ‘f’, ‘sch’, ‘u’), and stomata are labelled ‘sp’.
Title at top, inside frame.
‘Beta’ at bottom, inside frame.
Top left, outside frame: ‘Pflanzenphysiologische Wandtafeln von Frank und Tschirch’
Top right, outside frame: ‘Taf. VII.’
Bottom centre, outside frame: ‘Verlag von Paul Parey in Berlin’
Bottom right, outside frame: ‘Lith. Anst. v. Ebenhusen & Eckstein, Stuttgart.’
Ref number bottom left.

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