Accession No

5722

Brief Description

botanical wall chart depicting Nicotiana tabacum, by George Henslow, English, mid-19th Century to early 20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Henslow, George

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1858

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

breadth 570mm; height 732mm

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

‘NICOTIANA TABACUM’ (bottom)

Description Notes

Diagrams depicting Nicotiana tabacum. Seven diagrams, printed and in colour. They are labeled from ‘a’ to ‘g’. The inscription is stencilled below the diagrams. Reference numbers are in the top right and bottom right corners.

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