The Botanical magazine; or, Flower-garden displayed [electronic resource] : in which the most orname...
The Botanical magazine; or, Flower-garden displayed [electronic resource] : in which the most ornamental foreign plants, ... will be accurately represented in their natural colours. ... A work intended for the use of ... ladies, gentlemen, and gardeners, ...
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Full title
Publisher
London : printed for W[illiam]. Curtis, at his Botanic-Garden, Lambeth-Marsh; and sold by all booksellers, stationers, and news-carriers, in town and country, M DCC LXXXVII. [1787]-M DCCC. [1800]
Alternative title
Botanical magazine.
Flower garden displayed.
Date
M DCC LXXXVII. [1787]-M DCCC. [1800]
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
v., 504 colored plates, interleaved ; 23 cm. (8°)
Frequency
Annual (collected issues)
Contents
[Vol. I. (Plates 1-36, 1787)]-vol. XIV. [plates 469-504, 1800].
Publication information
Publisher
London : printed for W[illiam]. Curtis, at his Botanic-Garden, Lambeth-Marsh; and sold by all booksellers, stationers, and news-carriers, in town and country, M DCC LXXXVII. [1787]-M DCCC. [1800]
Other editions
Frequency
Annual (collected issues)
Performers
Text of each volume is approximately foliated, except where extended description of a plant requires an additional leaf; in such a case that leaf is unnumbered; prefatory material and index leaves are also unnumbered.
Volume numbering begins with vol. II.
Volumes lack chronological designation; dated from imprints.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
M DCC LXXXVII. [1787]-M DCCC. [1800]
Access and use
Access Conditions
Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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Alternative Titles
Full title
The Botanical magazine; or, Flower-garden displayed [electronic resource] : in which the most ornamental foreign plants, ... will be accurately represented in their natural colours. ... A work intended for the use of ... ladies, gentlemen, and gardeners, ...
Portion of title
Flower-garden displayed.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
Compiled and edited by William Curtis; his name appears on the title pages of v. 2-14.
Drawings for the plates were made by: James Sowerby, Sydenham Edwards and Francis Sansom; coloring supervised by William Graves; principal engraver for early vols.: Francis Sansom (cf. Henrey).
The monthly issues in each vol. include three plates, each with facing leaf of letterpress description. Some plates have extended description on more than one leaf....
Citation / References Note
Crane & Kaye, 54.
ESTC P3097.
Henrey, 472.
NCBEL, II:1308.
Times handlist, p. 46.
Ward, W. S. Index of serials, p. 18.
Additional physical form availability note
Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Related to
Collects monthly issues of: The Botanical magazine.
Early volumes reprinted by "Fry and Couchman" from 1787-<1790>; and by Stephen Couchman in 1790 and 1793, to meet popular demand. Most extant library sets include various printings.
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Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
74VK2AbXxRkO
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK2AbXxRkO
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MMS ID
991018110799702626
