Accession No

5498

Brief Description

botanical wallchart, depicting Cyperus longus, by George Henslow, English, mid-19th Century to early 20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Henslow, George

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 552mm; height 503mm

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

‘Cyperus
longus’ (below left hand diagram)

Description Notes

Diagrams depicting Cyperus longus. Two diagrams. Both are in colour, and are drawn.
Inscription is written below the left hand diagram.
Reference numbers are in the bottom right and bottom left corners.

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