Accession No

4648

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting different stages of development of Zea mais seedlings, by Arthur Shrubbs, English, late 19th Century to early 20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Shrubbs, Arthur

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1870

Latest Date

1922

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

height 935mm; breadth 682mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘zea mais’ (bottom)

Description Notes

Black line drawing, with some shading, of five stages of development of Zea mais, four early stages on the left, and a mature stage on the right. No labels.
Similar style to item 4649, and 4650.
Title is at bottom centre.
Ref number in bottom right.

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