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C1886
Telopea speciosissima.
Scarce miniature c.19th hand coloured engraving of the Waratah. The Waratah was first described by botanist James Edward Smith in A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland, 1793 from “very fine dried specimens sent by Mr. White’. He gave the species … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Telopea speciosissima.
Date:
C1886
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
52mm
x 62mm
Paper Size:
70mm
x 71mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1886
Description:
Scarce miniature c.19th hand coloured engraving of the Waratah.
The Waratah was first described by botanist James Edward Smith in A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland, 1793 from “very fine dried specimens sent by Mr. White’. He gave the species its original binomial name of Embothrium speciosissimum, Robert Brown suggested the genus Telopea for it in 1809, which was published in 1810.
Common names: Waratah or New South Wales Waratah
Modern binomial name: Telopea speciosissima
First scientific description: Brown, 1810
Distribution: NSW
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 8129408
State Library New South Wales: MMS ID 991001600469702626
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