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A collection of exotics from the Island of Antigua

 
HOLLIS Number
Contributors
Byam, Lydia.; A lady.
Publication
London: White, 1799

Description

5 leaves, 12 leaves of plates

Plates are colored by hand and labeled and numbered in manuscript.

Imprint supplied from Monthly review, n. s., v. 30, November, 1799.

Attributed by H. P. Kraus to Lydia Byam.

 

Physical Description

DDO Library copy has on the verso of Plate No. 5 written in ms. "Lydia August 6, 1842." DDO Library copy contains plates that are hand colored and 6 of the 12 are numbered in manuscript

 

Subject

Botanical illustration -- History -- 18th century.; Botany -- Antigua.; Plants -- Antigua.; Botany -- Pictorial works.