Accession No

5002

Brief Description

botanical wallchart depicting a stem with 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

830mm tall; 677mm 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 LXXIX.’ (top right)

Description Notes

Printed line diagram showing cell structure of a stem cross-section, with vascular bundles.
Some parts are labelled ‘a’ to ‘i’, another is ‘Raph.’
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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