The boxed initials of three of the Passe family and two plants: a Paspalum grass and Passerina species. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1821.

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[1821]
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25516i
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The initials depicted in the print are those of Wilhelm de Passe, Simon de Passe and Magdalena van de Passe; all from a family of engravers working in the 17th century

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[London], [1821]

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1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 26.3 x 20.1 cm

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Paspalum and Passerina. 1. stoloniferous Paspalum 2. fringed sparrow-wort. William Passe Simon Passe Magdalen Passe. engraved for the Encyclopaedia Londinensis, 1821. J. Pass sc.

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Wellcome Collection 25516i

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