Accession No

4818

Brief Description

botanical wall chart showing structure of two types of submerged leaves (Elodea and Isoetes), tenatively attributed to Curtis, English, c. 1900-1967

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Curtis [tentative attribution]

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

paper; cloth

Dimensions

breadth 1437mm; height 1014mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘TYPES OF SUBMERGED LEAVES.’ (top)

Description Notes

Black ink line drawings of cell structures, with green chloroplasts, and some blue bits (?phloem).
Top shows leaf structure of Elodea, ie long and thin.
Bottom shows cross section through Isoetes, ie circular with holes in.
Title across top.
Text is stencilled capitals.
Ref number on reverse.
Good condition.

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