Accession No

5001

Brief Description

botanical wallchart depicting a vascular bundle in Dracæna draco, by L. Kny and C. Müller, German, 1850-1967

Origin

Germany; Berlin

Maker

Kny, L. [artist] Müller, C. [artist] Meyn, W. A. [lithographer] Parey, Paul [publisher]

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1967

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

820mm tall; 667mm wide

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, in 06/2008. On loan from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, from 01/1994.

Inscription

‘L. Kny et C. Müller ad .nat. del.’ (bottom left)
‘W.A. Meyn lith.’ t(bottom right)
‘Dracæna draco’ (handpainted, bottom centre)
‘ Botanische Wandtafeln
von
L. KNY.
Verlag von Paul Parey in Berlin.
Tafel LXXX.’ (top right)

Description Notes

Printed line diagram showing cell structure of a vascular bundle.
Xylem is labelled ‘Xyl.’
Phloem is labelled ‘Phl.’
Two other items are labelled ‘a’ and ‘b’.
Hand painted at bottom is species name.
Top right, to left of printed heading: embossed impression of coat of arms, surmounted with eagle, bearing motto ‘coll. christi cant’
Good condition.

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