British Phaenogamous Botany
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British Phaenogamous Botany are figures and descriptions of British flowering plants compiled by the botanist William Baxter
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The 6 volumes were published in Oxford
by J.H. Parker between 1832 and 1843. The 509 hand-coloured copper engraved plates were accompanied by botanical descriptions in 8vo. To illustrate this work on the British flora, Baxter employed two local artists - Isaac Russell (an Oxford glass painter) and C. Matthews. The plates were hand-coloured by Baxter's daughters and daughter-in-law.
William Baxter (Oxford Botanic Garden curator)
William Baxter ALS, FHS , was a British botanist, author of British Phaenogamous Botany and appointed curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden in 1813....
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The 6 volumes were published in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
by J.H. Parker between 1832 and 1843. The 509 hand-coloured copper engraved plates were accompanied by botanical descriptions in 8vo. To illustrate this work on the British flora, Baxter employed two local artists - Isaac Russell (an Oxford glass painter) and C. Matthews. The plates were hand-coloured by Baxter's daughters and daughter-in-law.