Accession No

5052

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting Selaginella helvetica,by J. F. Schreiber, Carolina Dodel-Port, and Arnold Dodel-Port, German, late 19th Century

Origin

Germany; Esslingen

Maker

Schreiber, J. F. [printer] Dodel-Port, Carolina [artist] Dodel-Port, Arnold [artist]

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1860

Latest Date

1890

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

870mm tall; 630mm 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

‘A. & C. Dodel-Port ad nat del. Selaginella helvitica. Spr. J.F. Schreiber, esslin*****.’ (below diagram, corner is badly damaged.)

Description Notes

Seven printed colour diagrams of Selaginella.
Each diagram is numbered Fig. 1-7, and has a scale. Many also have labels which are one or two letters - no key.
Main diagram, 1, left, is of the upper plant.
2. (centre) is a longitudinal section through part of an aerial branch, and its sporangiphores.
3. (top centre) cross-section of a sporangiphore.
4. (top left) cross-section of a spore (?)
5. (top left) semi-transparent surface view of a sporangiphore
6. (top right) four different views of a spore (?) or a sporangiphore (?)
7. (bottom right) view of a sporangiphore and its protecting leaf.
Poor condition

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