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THREE WILLIAM CURTIS SOUTH AFRICAN BOTANICAL PRINTS
THREE WILLIAM CURTIS SOUTH AFRICAN BOTANICAL PRINTS
London: William Curtis & Thomas Curtis, [1795 - 1802]
Copperplates, coloured, framed
No. 300: Giant Cudweed: age toning
No. 540: Fig-Marigold: window mount burn, S Edward artist, F Samson (engraver)
No. 592: Cornflag: age toning, F Samson (engraver)
from The Botanical Magazine
approx 20 by 12cm each
(3)
No. 300- Giant Cudweed:
"Mr. Lee informs me, that he raised it from seeds given him by Capt. William Paterson, author of a Narrative of four journeys into the country of the Hottentots, and Caffraria, and who has most laudably exerted himself in introducing many new and interesting plants to this country; this gentleman assured Mr. Lee, that the plant was found in a wild state, five hundred miles from the Cape ... from whence the natives bring bundles of the dried plant to the Cape as presents; ..."
The Botanical Magazine (May 1, 1795)
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