Accession No

4893

Brief Description

botanical wallchart depicting Spartania townsendii, by G. B. 'Herbert' Newham, English, early 19th Century to late 20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Newham, G. B. 'Herbert'

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1919

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 835mm; height 1155mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘SPARTANIA TOWNSENDII’ (bottom)

Description Notes

Line drawing of the whole plant of Spartania, thin roots, thin shoots.
Title stencilled at bottom.
Ref number top left.
Fair condition, slightly tattered at the edges, and weak at the fold.

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