Accession No

4938

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting cellular structure of stomata in 6 different species, 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

height 670mm; breadth 827mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘Spaltöffnungsformen’ (title, at top)
‘Verlag von Paul Parey in Berlin.’ (bottom centre)
‘Lith. Anst. v. Ebenhusen & Eckstein, Stuttgart.’ (bottom right)

Description Notes

Printed line drawing of cell structure of stomata and guard cells in 6 different species. Green chloroplasts. Each diagram is labelled underneath with number and species name. Parts of stomata are labelled with letters (no key).
1. Pomaderris phylicifolia.
2. Eucalyptus dumosa
3. Olea europaea
4. Pimelea decussata.
5. Hakea suaveolens.
6. Dioon edule.
Diagrams 1-3 are on left, 4 and 6 in centre, and 5 on right.
Title at top, inside frame.
Top left, outside frame: ‘Pflanzenphysiologische Wandtafeln von Frank und Tschirch’
Top right, outside frame: ‘Taf. IX.’
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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