Accession No

5517

Brief Description

botanical wallchart depicting Pinus: wood, trans. section, by L. Kny and C. Müller, German

Origin

Germany; Berlin

Maker

Kny, L. [artist] Müller, C. [artist] Laure [lithographer] Parey, Paul [publisher]

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 821mm; height 679mm

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

‘Botanische Wandtafeln
von
L. KNY.
Verlag von Paul Parey in Berlin.
Tafel LI.’ (top right)
‘L. Kny et C. Muller ad nat.del Pinus Lith. von Laue’ (across bottom)

Description Notes

Diagram depicting Pinus: wood, trans. section. Diagram is printed, but not in colour. It is labelled by the letters ‘a’ to ‘g’, ‘H.=C.’, ‘H.=P.’ and ‘J.=Gr.’. There is no key on the chart. The inscriptions and labels are all printed, except ‘Pinus’, which is written. The inscriptions are in the top right corner and across the bottom of the chart.
Reference numbers are in the bottom left and bottom right corners. The number in the bottom left corner is written on a label which has been stuck to the chart.

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