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Joseph Hooker Papers: Letter from Joseph Hooker to Brian Hodgson

Joseph Hooker Papers: Letter from Joseph Hooker to Brian Hodgson

Detail of a letter from Hooker to Hodgson, from the Valley of Myong, East Nepal, 1 Nov 1848. Hooker extensively explored the botany of the central and eastern Himalaya (1847-1849).
JDH/1/12/15a

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Kew Guild Papers: Photograph of three Lady Gardeners

Kew Guild Papers: Photograph of three Lady Gardeners

Early female gardeners at Kew, 1898, L-R, Eleanor Moorland, Gertrude Cope and Alice Hutchings. The first female gardeners were employed at Kew in 1896.
KGU/1/9/3/262

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William Burchell Papers: Manuscript Catalogue of Brazilian Plants Vol 2: Colour chart

William Burchell Papers: Manuscript Catalogue of Brazilian Plants Vol 2: Colour chart

Colour chart used to accurately describe plant details whilst collecting, 1825.

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Charles Darwin Papers: Letter from Charles Darwin to John Henslow

Charles Darwin Papers: Letter from Charles Darwin to John Henslow

Darwin writes to his mentor from Lima, Peru, whilst on the HMS Beagle expedition, 12 Aug 1835. Darwin is looking forward to seeing an active volcano in the Galapagos Islands and how Cordilleras (extensive systems of mountain ranges) are formed.

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Marianne North Papers: Letters to the Shaen Family: Letter to Dr Allman

Marianne North Papers: Letters to the Shaen Family: Letter to Dr Allman

North travelled the world as a botanical artist. In this letter to a family friend from Praslin, Seychelles, 4th November 1883, she depicts herself painting by a large tree.
MN/1/2/10

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Directors’ Correspondence: Letter and plant material from Ronald Gunn to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

Directors’ Correspondence: Letter and plant material from Ronald Gunn to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

Hooker’s friend writes from Penquite, Tasmania, 24 Jan 1845. Gunn describes the plant enclosed, Aseroe rubra or the anemone stinkhorn. He notes a letter cannot convey the brilliance of its colour or its abominable foetid smell.

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Joseph Hooker Papers: Dr Hooker’s Rough Sketch Map of two routes from Darjeeling, India to Tibetan Passes

Joseph Hooker Papers: Dr Hooker’s Rough Sketch Map of two routes from Darjeeling, India to Tibetan Passes

Rough sketch maps, 1848-49, produced by Hooker as he explored the botany of the central and eastern Himalaya.

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Miscellaneous Reports Collection: Painting of ’[Mount] Waller and Livingstonia from Nymkowa’, by John McClounie

Miscellaneous Reports Collection: Painting of ’[Mount] Waller and Livingstonia from Nymkowa’, by John McClounie

Watercolour painting of a landscape in Malawi by McClounie, forester and plant collector, c.1902.
MCR/10/19/2 f40a

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Miscellaneous Reports Collection: Plan of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Miscellaneous Reports Collection: Plan of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Plan of the Botanic Gardens of Sydney, 1921. The garden is the oldest scientific institution in Australia.
MCR/7/1/3 f120

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Joseph Hooker Papers: Letter from Joseph Hooker to Brian Hodgson

Joseph Hooker Papers: Letter from Joseph Hooker to Brian Hodgson

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