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Graceful gompholobium, Gompholobium venustum. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitc...
Graceful gompholobium, Gompholobium venustum. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," London, Reeve Brothers, 1846. Fitch (1817~1892) was a tireless Scottish artist who drew over 2,700 lithographs for the "Botanical Magazine" starting from 1834.





Large-flowered torenia, Torenia asiatica. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch fo...
Large-flowered torenia, Torenia asiatica. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," London, Reeve Brothers, 1846. Fitch (1817~1892) was a tireless Scottish artist who drew over 2,700 lithographs for the "Botanical Magazine" starting from 1834.





Passiflora hahnii, yellow passionflower native to Mexico. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lit...
Passiflora hahnii, yellow passionflower native to Mexico. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E. Bates from Joseph Dalton Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," 1889, L. Reeve & Co. A second-cousin and pupil of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Matilda Smith (1854-1926) was the main artist for the Botanical Magazine from 1887 until 1920 and contributed 2,300 illustrations.





Common eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby fr...
Common eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Sea-shore lupin, Lupinus littoralis. Illustration by Dr. Greville, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from W...
Sea-shore lupin, Lupinus littoralis. Illustration by Dr. Greville, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine," Samuel Curtis, 1829. Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded by his son Joseph Dalton. Hooker documen





Varieties of picotees or fringed carnations, salmon-pink with black lines, and lilac blue. . . Dianthus caryophyllus. . Illus...
Varieties of picotees or fringed carnations, salmon-pink with black lines, and lilac blue. . . Dianthus caryophyllus. . Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine" 1827.. . William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal





Anoiganthus breviflorus, yellow lily native to the Cape and Natal, South Africa. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn b...
Anoiganthus breviflorus, yellow lily native to the Cape and Natal, South Africa. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N. Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," 1889, L. Reeve & Co. A second-cousin and pupil of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Matilda Smith (1854-1926) was the main artist for the Botanical Magazine from 1887 until 1920 and contributed 2,300 illustrations.





Sir William Jackman HOOKER, 1785-1865, botanist and first director of Kew Gardens, pencil 1812, engraved by Mrs Dawson Turner...
Sir William Jackman HOOKER, 1785-1865, botanist and first director of Kew Gardens, pencil 1812, engraved by Mrs Dawson Turner, 1813





White flowered coriander, Coriandrum sativum. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerb...
White flowered coriander, Coriandrum sativum. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





WAGON ON MT. WILSON TOLL ROAD, ABOVE MARTIN'S CAMP WATER TUNNEL, CARRYING (L TO R): DRIVER, GEORGE HALE, ?, & JOHN HOOKER.





Simple stalked ipomaea, Ipomaea simplex. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for...
Simple stalked ipomaea, Ipomaea simplex. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," London, Reeve Brothers, 1846. Fitch (1817~1892) was a tireless Scottish artist who drew over 2,700 lithographs for the "Botanical Magazine" starting from 1834.





Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand, reaching 3,754 metres (12,316 ft).[1] It lies in the Southern Alp...
Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand, reaching 3,754 metres (12,316 ft).[1] It lies in the Southern Alps, the mountain range which runs the length of the South Island. A popular tourist destination,[2] it is also a favourite challenge for mountain climbers. Aoraki / Mount Cook consists of three summits lying slightly south and east of the main divide, the Low Peak, Middle Peak and High Peak, with the Tasman Glacier to the east and the Hooker Glacier to the west.





Long-stalked sisyrinchium, Solenomelus pedunculatus or Sisyrinchium pedunculatum. Illustration by R. K. Greville, engraved by...
Long-stalked sisyrinchium, Solenomelus pedunculatus or Sisyrinchium pedunculatum. Illustration by R. K. Greville, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine," Samuel Curtis, 1830. Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was suc





SUBANTARCTIC NEW ZEALAND, AUCKLAND ISLANDS, ENDERBY ISLAND, HOOKER'S (NEW ZEALAND) SEA LION COLONY, BEACH MASTERS





Views of amazing columnar basalt formations at Rubini Rock, Tikhaya Bay on Hooker Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic ...
Views of amazing columnar basalt formations at Rubini Rock, Tikhaya Bay on Hooker Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean





Hooker´s sea lions Neophoca hooker, Cannibal Bay, Catlins Coast, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific





Broad-leaved ludovia, Ludovia latifolia or Asplundia latifolia. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swa...
Broad-leaved ludovia, Ludovia latifolia or Asplundia latifolia. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine," Samuel Curtis, 1829. Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeed





Tulipa stellata. . Stellated East Indian tulip with white flowers, showing bulb, stamen and pistil details.. . Illustration b...
Tulipa stellata. . Stellated East Indian tulip with white flowers, showing bulb, stamen and pistil details.. . Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine" 1827.. . William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic





0804819 Wind turbine on ridge w/ Hooker´s Balsamroot fgnd Balsamorhiza hookeri Kittitas Co Wild Horse Wind Project, , WA © Ma...
0804819 Wind turbine on ridge w/ Hooker´s Balsamroot fgnd Balsamorhiza hookeri Kittitas Co Wild Horse Wind Project, , WA © Mark Turner





Norway spruce, Pinus abies. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woo...
Norway spruce, Pinus abies. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Rival banksia or Wallum banksia. Banksia aemula (Banksia serrata). llustration by C. Curtis (Samuel's daughter?), engraved by...
Rival banksia or Wallum banksia. Banksia aemula (Banksia serrata). llustration by C. Curtis (Samuel's daughter?), engraved by Weddell. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis's "The Curtis Botanical Magazine" 1826.. . Samuel Curtis, cousin and son-in-law to William Curtis, took over the Botanical Magazine in 1826. Samuel re-named it "The Curtis Botanical Magazine" and enlisted the help of William Jackson Hooker, Professor of Botany at Glasgow University. Samuel Curtis' daughters dre





Original Film Title: THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE. English Title: THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE. Film Director: SAM PECKINPAH. Year:...
Original Film Title: THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE. English Title: THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE. Film Director: SAM PECKINPAH. Year: 1970.





Purple and yellow pansy or three-colored violet, Viola tricolor. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustrat...
Purple and yellow pansy or three-colored violet, Viola tricolor. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Witheringia montana or solanum montanum. . Mountain potato. . Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copper...
Witheringia montana or solanum montanum. . Mountain potato. . Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine" 1827.. . William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded by his son Jose





Enkianthus campanulatus, native of Japan. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N...
Enkianthus campanulatus, native of Japan. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N. Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," 1889, L. Reeve & Co. A second-cousin and pupil of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Matilda Smith (1854-1926) was the main artist for the Botanical Magazine from 1887 until 1920 and contributed 2,300 illustrations.





Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from Wi...
Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Aoraki / Mount Cook Hooker and South faces and Grand Traverse at sunset aerial view New Zealand





Umbellate leianthus, Leianthus umbellatus. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch f...
Umbellate leianthus, Leianthus umbellatus. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," London, Reeve Brothers, 1846. Fitch (1817~1892) was a tireless Scottish artist who drew over 2,700 lithographs for the "Botanical Magazine" starting from 1834.





Berberis lycium, yellow flowered barberry shrub from the western Himalayas. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Mat...
Berberis lycium, yellow flowered barberry shrub from the western Himalayas. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E. Bates from Joseph Dalton Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," 1889, L. Reeve & Co. A second-cousin and pupil of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Matilda Smith (1854-1926) was the main artist for the Botanical Magazine from 1887 until 1920 and contributed 2,300 illustrations.





Gum arabic tree, Acacia nilotica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from Will...
Gum arabic tree, Acacia nilotica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





White-flowered Cinnamon tree with purple drupe, Laurus cinnamomum. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustr...
White-flowered Cinnamon tree with purple drupe, Laurus cinnamomum. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Purple flowered hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerb...
Purple flowered hyssop, Hyssopus officinalis. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Scarlet renanthera, Renanthera coccinea. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperpl...
Scarlet renanthera, Renanthera coccinea. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine," Samuel Curtis, 1830. Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded by his son Joseph Da





Vine-leaved sida, Sida (abutilon) vitifolia. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch...
Vine-leaved sida, Sida (abutilon) vitifolia. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," London, Reeve Brothers, 1846. Fitch (1817~1892) was a tireless Scottish artist who drew over 2,700 lithographs for the "Botanical Magazine" starting from 1834.





Water trefoil or buckbean, Menyanthes trifoliata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James S...
Water trefoil or buckbean, Menyanthes trifoliata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Dendrobium gracilicaule, pale yellow orchid native of eastern Australia. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matild...
Dendrobium gracilicaule, pale yellow orchid native of eastern Australia. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N. Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," 1889, L. Reeve & Co. A second-cousin and pupil of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Matilda Smith (1854-1926) was the main artist for the Botanical Magazine from 1887 until 1920 and contributed 2,300 illustrations.





Protea longiflora. . Long-flowered cream-coloured protea or sugarbush. . Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcol...
Protea longiflora. . Long-flowered cream-coloured protea or sugarbush. . Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine" 1827.. . William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded by h





Water or alligator-apple tree, Annona palustris. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood F...
Water or alligator-apple tree, Annona palustris. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," London, Reeve Brothers, 1846. Fitch (1817~1892) was a tireless Scottish artist who drew over 2,700 lithographs for the "Botanical Magazine" starting from 1834.





A hiker crossing the first Hooker Valley swingbridge, en route for the glacier lake, South Island of New Zealand





Leaves, purple flowers and yellow antherae of the Saffron crocus, Crocus sativus. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a bo...
Leaves, purple flowers and yellow antherae of the Saffron crocus, Crocus sativus. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Trailing arbutus or bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by J...
Trailing arbutus or bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Particoloured begonia, Begonia picta. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate...
Particoloured begonia, Begonia picta. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine," Samuel Curtis, 1830. Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded by his son Joseph Dalto





Close_up of a grasshopper on hooker´s thistle Cirsium hookerianum in the grasslands of British Columbia, Canada





Agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William...
Agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





MT COOK, New Zealand's highest peak at 12,246 feet, rises majestically above the HOOKER VALLEY - MT COOK NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH...
MT COOK, New Zealand's highest peak at 12,246 feet, rises majestically above the HOOKER VALLEY - MT COOK NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH ISLAND NEW ZEALAND





20-FOOT MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER BEAM ON THE HOOKER TELESCOPE TUBE, SHOWING MIRRORS 12 FEET APART.





White blossom and blue berries of the sloe tree, Prunus spinosa. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustrat...
White blossom and blue berries of the sloe tree, Prunus spinosa. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Scuba diver, steering wheel of the Hilma Hooker, a shipwreck sunken for divers on 7th September 1984, artificial reef, Bonair...
Scuba diver, steering wheel of the Hilma Hooker, a shipwreck sunken for divers on 7th September 1984, artificial reef, Bonaire, Lesser Antilles, former Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean





Original Film Title: RISKY BUSINESS. English Title: RISKY BUSINESS. Film Director: PAUL BRICKMAN. Year: 1983. Stars: TOM CRUI...
Original Film Title: RISKY BUSINESS. English Title: RISKY BUSINESS. Film Director: PAUL BRICKMAN. Year: 1983. Stars: TOM CRUISE; REBECCA DE MORNAY.





MT COOK, New Zealand's highest peak at 12,246 feet, rises majestically above the HOOKER VALLEY - MT COOK NATIONAL PARK, NEW Z...
MT COOK, New Zealand's highest peak at 12,246 feet, rises majestically above the HOOKER VALLEY - MT COOK NATIONAL PARK, NEW ZEALAND





Pyrethrum uligonosum. . Large-flowered marsh ox-eye. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan.. . Handcolored copperplate ...
Pyrethrum uligonosum. . Large-flowered marsh ox-eye. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan.. . Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine" 1827.. . William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded by his son Joseph Dal





Caryophyllus aromaticus or Syzygium aromaticum. . Clove spice, a branch of the clove tree in flower with scarlet and yellow f...
Caryophyllus aromaticus or Syzygium aromaticum. . Clove spice, a branch of the clove tree in flower with scarlet and yellow flowers.. . Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine" 1827.. . William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed direc





Charles VI (1368-1422), called the Beloved. King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. Coronation ...
Charles VI (1368-1422), called the Beloved. King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. Coronation in Reims. Chronicle of Jean Froissart. Conde Museum. Chantilly. France.





Touchwood boletus or agaric mushroom, Boletus igniarius. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by J...
Touchwood boletus or agaric mushroom, Boletus igniarius. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Harts-tongue fern, Asplenium scolopendrium. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby ...
Harts-tongue fern, Asplenium scolopendrium. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





PUTTING ON THE INNER SHEATHING OF THE HOOKER TELESCOPE DOME AND THE BRACKETS AND RIBS FOR THE OUTER SHEATHING.





Centaury, Chironia centaurium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William...
Centaury, Chironia centaurium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Ash-coloured ground liverwort, Lichen caninus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowe...
Ash-coloured ground liverwort, Lichen caninus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Virgin's bower, Clematis tubulosa. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir W...
Virgin's bower, Clematis tubulosa. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," London, Reeve Brothers, 1846. Fitch (1817~1892) was a tireless Scottish artist who drew over 2,700 lithographs for the "Botanical Magazine" starting from 1834.





Splendid scarlet-flowered leschenaultia, Leschenaultia splendens. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed...
Splendid scarlet-flowered leschenaultia, Leschenaultia splendens. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," London, Reeve Brothers, 1846. Fitch (1817~1892) was a tireless Scottish artist who drew over 2,700 lithographs for the "Botanical Magazine" starting from 1834.





Shrubby kopsia, Kopsia fruticosa. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir Wi...
Shrubby kopsia, Kopsia fruticosa. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," London, Reeve Brothers, 1846. Fitch (1817~1892) was a tireless Scottish artist who drew over 2,700 lithographs for the "Botanical Magazine" starting from 1834.





Eremurus himalaicus, white foxtail lily from the Himalayas. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and l...
Eremurus himalaicus, white foxtail lily from the Himalayas. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E. Bates from Joseph Dalton Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," 1889, L. Reeve & Co. A second-cousin and pupil of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Matilda Smith (1854-1926) was the main artist for the Botanical Magazine from 1887 until 1920 and contributed 2,300 illustrations.





Elecampane, Inula helenium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Wo...
Elecampane, Inula helenium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Mint-leaved monarda or beebalm, Monarda menthaefolia. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcol...
Mint-leaved monarda or beebalm, Monarda menthaefolia. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine," Samuel Curtis, 1830. Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded by his





White flowered bryony with red berries, Bryonia alba. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Jame...
White flowered bryony with red berries, Bryonia alba. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Telfairia pedata . . Fruit of the oyster nut, queen's nut, Zanzibar oil vine - showing transverse and longitudinal sections, ...
Telfairia pedata . . Fruit of the oyster nut, queen's nut, Zanzibar oil vine - showing transverse and longitudinal sections, seed, and embryo.. . Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine" 1827.. . William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appoi





Thyme, Thymus vulgaris. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodvil...
Thyme, Thymus vulgaris. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





White flowered water hemlock, Cicuta virosa. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby...
White flowered water hemlock, Cicuta virosa. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Yellow flowered common dandelion, Leontodon taraxacum. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by Jam...
Yellow flowered common dandelion, Leontodon taraxacum. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Brooklime speedwell, Veronica beccabunga. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby f...
Brooklime speedwell, Veronica beccabunga. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Young man offering the manuscript to the Countess of Hauteville. 15th century miniature of "Livre des cleres et nobles femmes...
Young man offering the manuscript to the Countess of Hauteville. 15th century miniature of "Livre des cleres et nobles femmes." Chateau de Chantilly. France.





Yellow flowered sweet bay leaves and berry, Laurus nobilis. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration b...
Yellow flowered sweet bay leaves and berry, Laurus nobilis. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Woman in old fashioned dress, Klondike Gold Rush, dressed as whore, finish line, Yukon Quest 1, 000_mile International Sled D...
Woman in old fashioned dress, Klondike Gold Rush, dressed as whore, finish line, Yukon Quest 1, 000_mile International Sled Dog Race 2010, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada





Stately cryptophragmium, Cryptophragmium venustum. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolore...
Stately cryptophragmium, Cryptophragmium venustum. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine," Samuel Curtis, 1833. Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded by his son





Tall rangoon crinum. Crinum procerum. White crinum lily with fine pink lines from Rangoon, Burma.. Illustration by William He...
Tall rangoon crinum. Crinum procerum. White crinum lily with fine pink lines from Rangoon, Burma.. Illustration by William Herbert, engraved by Weddell. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis's "The Curtis Botanical Magazine" 1826. . Herbert (1778-1847) was a clergyman, classical scholar, poet and botanist. A keen gardener, he was an expert on bulbous plants and developed many new varieties. . Samuel Curtis, cousin and son-in-law to William Curtis, took over the Botanical Magazine





Common masterwort, Imperatoria ostruthium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby ...
Common masterwort, Imperatoria ostruthium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Hooker Valley, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Southern Alps near Twizel, South Island, New Zealand





Honda gesneria, Gesneria hondensis. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir ...
Honda gesneria, Gesneria hondensis. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," London, Reeve Brothers, 1846. Fitch (1817~1892) was a tireless Scottish artist who drew over 2,700 lithographs for the "Botanical Magazine" starting from 1834.





Rubarb pink flowers and stalk, leaf outline, Rheum palmatum. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration ...
Rubarb pink flowers and stalk, leaf outline, Rheum palmatum. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Hedge mustard, Erysium officinale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from Wil...
Hedge mustard, Erysium officinale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Flowers and leaves of the India rubber tree, elastic resin tree, Hevea brasiliensis, Siphonia elastica. Handcolored copperpla...
Flowers and leaves of the India rubber tree, elastic resin tree, Hevea brasiliensis, Siphonia elastica. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Climbing butcher's broom, Ruscus androgynus. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copp...
Climbing butcher's broom, Ruscus androgynus. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine," Samuel Curtis, 1830. Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded by his son Josep





The Tasman Glacier, Hooker Valley, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Southern Alps near Twizel, South Island, New Zealand





Dichorisandra oxypetala. . Sharp-petaled dichorisandra with purple flowers. . Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Ha...
Dichorisandra oxypetala. . Sharp-petaled dichorisandra with purple flowers. . Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine" 1827.. . William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded





Banksia integrifolia. . Entire-leaved banksia with two flowers and bracteae. Native to Australia, and named for Joseph Banks....
Banksia integrifolia. . Entire-leaved banksia with two flowers and bracteae. Native to Australia, and named for Joseph Banks.. . Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine" 1827.. . William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis's "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of





Prostitutes waiting for johns in the hall, brothel, Cologne, North Rhine_Westphalia, Germany, Europe





Aoraki Mount Cook south face above Hooker Valley from summit Mt Kinsey, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zeal...
Aoraki Mount Cook south face above Hooker Valley from summit Mt Kinsey, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand





Branch and berries of common juniper, Juniperus communis. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by ...
Branch and berries of common juniper, Juniperus communis. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Cape didymocarpus, Didymocarpus rexii. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplat...
Cape didymocarpus, Didymocarpus rexii. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine," Samuel Curtis, 1830. Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded by his son Joseph Dalt





Blue flowered common liquorice or licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustrati...
Blue flowered common liquorice or licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Redcurrant tree, Ribes rubrum. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William ...
Redcurrant tree, Ribes rubrum. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Male polypody fern, Polypodium filix mas. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby fr...
Male polypody fern, Polypodium filix mas. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





White-barred bromelia. Bromelia zebrina. Pink bromelia with white-barred leaves, a parasitic plant from South America.. Illus...
White-barred bromelia. Bromelia zebrina. Pink bromelia with white-barred leaves, a parasitic plant from South America.. Illustration by William Herbert, engraved by Weddell. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Samuel Curtis's "The Curtis Botanical Magazine" 1826. Herbert (1778-1847) was a clergyman, classical scholar, poet and botanist. A keen gardener, he was an expert on bulbous plants and developed many new varieties.. . Samuel Curtis, cousin and son-in-law to William Curtis, took over the





White and yellow Spanish camomile or pellitory of Spain, Anthemis pyrethrum. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanic...
White and yellow Spanish camomile or pellitory of Spain, Anthemis pyrethrum. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Phajus pauciflorus, white orchid native to Java. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed...
Phajus pauciflorus, white orchid native to Java. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by John Nugent Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," 1889, L. Reeve & Co. A second-cousin and pupil of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Matilda Smith (1854-1926) was the main artist for the Botanical Magazine from 1887 until 1920 and contributed 2,300 illustrations.





Bulb, stem and blue flower of the Common meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botani...
Bulb, stem and blue flower of the Common meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. The Judgement of Solomon, c.1617. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark...
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. The Judgement of Solomon, c.1617. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark.





Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from Willi...
Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Aotus drummondii. . Yellow and crimson flowered aotus procumbens. Drawn and zincographed by C. T. Rosenberg, for Thomas Moore...
Aotus drummondii. . Yellow and crimson flowered aotus procumbens. Drawn and zincographed by C. T. Rosenberg, for Thomas Moore's "The Garden Companion and Florists' Guide," 1852, published by Charles Frederick Cheffins.. . C.T. Rosenberg drew and engraved many botanicals for Moore's "The Gardener's Magazine of Botany" and W.J. Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" in the middle of the 19th century. Moore (1821-1887) was the curator of the Botanic Garden, Chelsea, from 1847 until his death.





Deep blood-colored potentilla. Potentilla atro-sanguinea. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplat...
Deep blood-colored potentilla. Potentilla atro-sanguinea. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine" 1826.. . William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis's "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded by his son Joseph





Catechu, Acacia catechu. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodv...
Catechu, Acacia catechu. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany," John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Roots, rhizome, leaves and flower of contrayerva, Dorstenia contrajerva. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical i...
Roots, rhizome, leaves and flower of contrayerva, Dorstenia contrajerva. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





woman, Fussgangersteg, Hooker Valley, Mount Cook, national park, nature conservation, New Zealand, broth island, val





Yellow flowered, strong scented wild lettuce, Lactuca virosa. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration...
Yellow flowered, strong scented wild lettuce, Lactuca virosa. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.





Hooker's Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri), young bull searching for females hiding in tussock grass, Enderby Island, Auckland Is...
Hooker's Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri), young bull searching for females hiding in tussock grass, Enderby Island, Auckland Islands, sub-Antarctic New Zealand





White flowered caper bush, Capparis spinosa. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby...
White flowered caper bush, Capparis spinosa. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Medical Botany" 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth "English Botany" (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for "Coloured Figures of English Fungi " (1797) among many other works.

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