Seed Collection (page 19)

Pennycress, Thlaspi arvense, Siliculosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis Lectures on Botany

Heliocereus speciosus and seed (Showy brick-red cactus, Cactus speciosus var. latertius). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Rev. J.S

Useful quinoa, Chenopodium quinoa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Walter Fitch from William Jackson Hookers Botanical Magazine, London, 1838

Punica granatum, from A Curious Herbal, 1782 (engraving)
STC167437 Punica granatum, from A Curious Herbal, 1782 (engraving) by Blackwell, Elizabeth (1707-1758); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cardamon and caper plants
Cardamon, Elettaria cardamomum 1, and caper bush, Capparis spinosa 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792

Liquorice and carob tree
Liquorice or licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra 1, and carob tree and St John s-bread, Ceratonia siliqua 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Peach and apricot
Peach tree, Prunus persica 1, and apricot, Prunus armeniaca 2, with fruit, blossom, leaf and stone. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Black pepper and ginger
Black pepper, Piper nigrum, and ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792

Anise and cumin
Anise or aniseed, Pimpinella anisum 1, and cumin, Cuminum cyminum 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1795

Fennel and black cumin
Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare 1, and black cumin, Nigella sativa 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802

French plum, Prunus domestica. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Bastard teak or parrot tree, Butea monosperma
Bastard teak, parrot tree, palas or dhak, Butea monosperma (Butea frondosa). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Indian liquorice or gunja, Abrus precatorius. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Vanilla orchid, Vanilla planifolia. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Grains of paradise, Aframomum melegueta
Grains of paradise, Melegueta pepper, alligator pepper, Aframomum melegueta (Amomum melegueta). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Malabar cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum
Malabar cardamom or ailum, Elettaria cardamomum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Sesame, til or gingeli, Sesamum indicum
Sesame, til, gingeli or goma, Sesamum indicum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

St. Ignatius bean, Strychnos ignatii. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Ash tree, Fraxinus excelsior. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Cumin, Cuminum cyminum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Coriander, Coriandrum sativum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Dill, Anethum graveolens (Peucedanum graveolens). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Spring, 1900 (etching printed on vellum)
3725984 Spring, 1900 (etching printed on vellum) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98) (after); 45.1x29.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Green cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum (Alpinia cardamom). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Meridian fennel or Persian cumin, Carum carvi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Fenugreek, Trigonella foenum-graecum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Tamarind, Tamarindus indica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse, (Handbook of all medical-pharmaceutical plants)

Dorothy Round, British tennis player, Wimbledon second seed in 1933. 1933

Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player, Wimbledon No. 1 seed in 1933. Date: 1933

Ketmia, c. 1742 (hand-coloured engraving)
1631618 Ketmia, c.1742 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ehret, Georg Dionysius (1710-70); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Birthday postcard, Honesty pods and apples
Birthday postcard, Honesty pods (Lunaria Annua) in a vase with apples in a bowl. Date: early 20th century

Nutmeg plantation 1868
Island of Penang, in the Indian Ocean by the Strait of Malacca, consisted of a vast plantation of fruit trees of which the nutmeg was run by an English enterprise

Indigo Cultivation in Tirhoot, Bengal (engraving)
1037617 Indigo Cultivation in Tirhoot, Bengal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indigo Cultivation in Tirhoot, Bengal)

Childrens New Years Party given at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich (engraving)
1047032 Childrens New Years Party given at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Spice Shop (oil on canvas, 1637)
LRI4612515 The Spice Shop (oil on canvas, 1637) by Barbieri, Paolo Antonio (1603-49); Museo Civico, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The Spice Shop (Spezieria - The Spice Shop)

Sambucus Ebulus, from A Comprehensive Work on All Species of Wood
1275231 Sambucus Ebulus, from A Comprehensive Work on All Species of Wood by Johann Daniel von Reitter, published 1803-05 (coloured engraving) by German School

Memory (Girl with Poppies), 1877 (oil on canvas)
3359368 Memory (Girl with Poppies), 1877 (oil on canvas) by Vedder, Elihu (1836-1923); High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia

A cantaloupe and a slice of watermelon (w / c)
3573722 A cantaloupe and a slice of watermelon (w/c) by Garzoni, Giovanna (1600-70); (add.info.: formerly kept in the Galleria Palatina in Florence. Now in the Museum of Still Life (Natura Morta)

Foxglove (colour litho)
729595 Foxglove (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Foxglove. Engraved, printed and published by W & A K Jonston)

Ms. De Diversis Herbis by Dioscorides, fol. 8r Seeds in a Tub
XOT361220 Ms. De Diversis Herbis by Dioscorides, fol.8r Seeds in a Tub and Searching for Gentian Tubers (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Emilia-Romagna

Coffea Arabica (Coffee) engraved by Maria Gabriel Cogniet (coloured engraving)
CHT188859 Coffea Arabica (Coffee) engraved by Maria Gabriel Cogniet (coloured engraving) by Bessa, Pancrace (1772-1846) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Advertisement for Corbeaufugine manure as protection for seeds from crows
CHT216795 Advertisement for Corbeaufugine manure as protection for seeds from crows and rodents, early twentieth century (colour litho) by French School

Frankincense, illustration from Koehlers Medicinal Plants
DGC398021 Frankincense, illustration from Koehlers Medicinal Plants, published in 1887 (chromolitho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Latin botanical name)

St. Johns Wort, plate 15 from A Curious Herbal
STC176423 St. Johns Wort, plate 15 from A Curious Herbal, published 1782 (colour engraving) by Blackwell, Elizabeth (1707-1758); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fennel, plate 288 from A Curious Herbal, published 1782 (colour engraving)
STC176419 Fennel, plate 288 from A Curious Herbal, published 1782 (colour engraving) by Blackwell, Elizabeth (1707-1758); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

Parsley - Garden parsley, Petroselinum crispum, with flower, leaf, stalk, root, and seed
FLO4604018 Parsley - Garden parsley, Petroselinum crispum, with flower, leaf, stalk, root, and seed. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre

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