Sir Abraham Hume botanical manuscript Hortus Wormleyburiensis, 1811-1812, later used as a scrapbook...
Sir Abraham Hume botanical manuscript Hortus Wormleyburiensis, 1811-1812, later used as a scrapbook by Robert Hardie, 1864
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1811-1864
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MLMSS 7992
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0.05 metres of textual material (1 volume)
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This volume, containing sheets watermarked 1811 and 1812, details the exotic Australian, Pacific and American plants grown on the estate of Sir Abraham and Lady Amelia Hume at Wormleybury in Hertfordshire. The manuscript lists over 200 specimens. Divided into two sections, ‘Stove Plants’ and ‘Cape & Greenhouse Plants’, the plants are listed alphabe...
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Sir Abraham Hume botanical manuscript Hortus Wormleyburiensis, 1811-1812, later used as a scrapbook by Robert Hardie, 1864
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Purchased from Maggs Bros Ltd London, August 2010, Catalogue 1441, Item 7
Administrative / Biographical history
Sir Abraham and Lady Hume were renowned in the horticultural circles of their day. Their estate at Wormleybury in Hertfordshire was one of the most important exotic gardens of England. Under the guidance of Lady Amelia (1751–1809), it became the nursery for any number of newly introduced plants from around the globe, and at the beginning of the nin...
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MLMSS 7992
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nmQd8bOn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nmQd8bOn
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911023
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