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C1889
Telopea Speciosissimae (Waratah)
C.19th colour lithograph 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 … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Telopea Speciosissimae (Waratah)
Date:
C1889
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
175mm
x 230mm
Paper Size:
205mm
x 270mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1889
Description:
C.19th colour lithograph 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: 1810 Robert Brown
Distribution NSW
References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 12863.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 105453
State Library Victoria: SLTF 994.4 M834
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBER: EQ994.4/MOR
