171 results filtered with: Botany - History - 18th century
- Pictures
Three species of bryony (Bryonia) plant: flowering stems with leaves. Line engraving by J. Hill, c. 1773, after himself.
Hill, John, active 1716-1720.Date: [1759-1775]Reference: 20742i- Pictures
- Online
Female liane of Chilli (Lardizabala biternata Ruíz & Pavón): fruiting stem with tendrils and floral segments. Engraving by Heath, c.1798, after Prevost.
Prévost, Benoît Louis, approximately 1735-1804?Date: 1 November 1798Reference: 18604i- Pictures
- Online
Grenadine (Punica granatum) flowers and tree and a mixture of fruit and vegetables, in separate plates. Line engraving by M. Pool after C. de Bruins, 1704.
Bruyn, Cornelis de, 1652-1727.Date: [1718]Reference: 20253i- Pictures
- Online
Madar plant (Calotropis gigantea (L.) R.Br.): flowering and fruiting stem. Line engraving after C. de Bruin, 1705.
Bruyn, Cornelis de, 1652-1727.Date: [1718]Reference: 20307i- Pictures
- Online
Four seedheads of different grasses (Gramineae species): Cynosorus crocanus, buntee?, Paspalum kora and Panicum miliaceum or common millet. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1780.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20072i- Pictures
- Online
A fruiting stem of Colutea orientalis, a flowering Lunaria fruticosa, a flowering Jacobæa ægyptiaca and a fruiting stem of Astragalus orientalis. Etching by G. D. Ehret, c. 1743, after himself.
Ehret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770.Date: [1743-45]Reference: 18623i- Pictures
Mahwa or mahua (Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) Macbr.): flowering and fruiting stem with a dragonfly. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1781.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20134i- Pictures
Tamarind or Indian date (Tamarindus indica L.) and Indian squirrel (Sciurus sp.). Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1769.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20135i- Pictures
- Online
An Anemone plant: two flowering stems, one in outline only. Etching, c. 1787.
Date: [1 July 1787]Reference: 24947i- Pictures
- Online
A species of Ehretia: large flowering stem with separate leaf, fruit and flowers. Watercolour, 17--.
Reference: 18627i- Pictures
- Online
Carolina kidney bean plant (Phaeolus sp.) and virginian silk plant (Periploca sp.). Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.
Huysum, Jacob van, approximately 1687-approximately 1740.Date: [1730]Reference: 20566i- Pictures
- Online
A plant (Galega cinerea) related to goat's rue: flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured engraving by J.J. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.
Ehret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770.Date: [1750-53]Reference: 18406i- Pictures
- Online
A plant (Lunaria perennis), related to honesty: flowering plant with leaf and floral segments. Etching, c. 1718, after C. Aubriet.
Aubriet, Claude, 1665-1742.Date: [1718]Reference: 20854i- Pictures
- Online
A plant (Laurus sp.) related to laurel: flowering, fruiting and leafy stems with detailed segments of flower and fruit. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.
Ehret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770.Date: [1750-53]Reference: 18379i- Pictures
- Online
Pontederia dilata: flowering stem with separate floral segments. Line engraving by Mackenzie, c.1795.
Date: [1800]Reference: 20143i- Pictures
Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginica): fruiting stem with flowers and seed. Coloured engraving, c. 1792, after F. J. Schultz.
Schultz, Franz Johann.Date: [1792-1804]Reference: 20793i- Pictures
- Online
Plants, fish and a landscape from the East Indies, including pepper, cocoa, indigo and coffee plants. Line engraving after C. de Bruins, 1706.
Bruyn, Cornelis de, 1652-1727.Date: [1718]Reference: 20209i- Pictures
- Online
Three species of phalangine (Anthericum) plant: flowering stems with floral segments. Line engraving by J. Hill, c. 1774, after himself.
Hill, John, active 1716-1720.Date: [1759-1775]Reference: 20740i- Pictures
- Online
A Magnolia species: flowering stem with labelled floral segments, fruit and seed. Coloured etching by G. D. Ehret, c.1737, after himself.
Ehret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770.Reference: 18633i- Pictures
Two scabious plants (Scabiosa tartanica and Scabiosa integrifolia): flowering stems with floral segments. Line engraving by J. Hill, c. 1772, after himself.
Hill, John, active 1716-1720.Date: [1759-1775]Reference: 20745i- Pictures
- Online
A plant (Echium orientale): flowering stem and floral segments. Etching, c. 1718, after C. Aubriet.
Aubriet, Claude, 1665-1742.Date: [1718]Reference: 20856i- Pictures
- Online
Heliotrope (Heliotropium): flowering plant with separate flowers. Etching, c. 1718, after C. Aubriet.
Aubriet, Claude, 1665-1742.Date: [1718]Reference: 20845i- Pictures
- Online
Skull-cap or helmet flower (Scutellaria orientalis): flowering plant and floral segments. Etching, c. 1718, after C. Aubriet.
Aubriet, Claude, 1665-1742.Date: [1718]Reference: 20867i- Pictures
- Online
Ketaki (Pandanus tectorius Sol. ex Parkinson): mature fruit. Coloured aquatint after J. Forbes, 1769.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: [1st June 1813]Reference: 20098i- Pictures
- Online
View from inside an enormous banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.). Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1778.
Forbes, James, 1749-1819.Date: 1st June 1812Reference: 20055i