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Description: A Catalogue of American Trees and Shrubs That Will Endure the Climate of England

TitleA Catalogue of American Trees and Shrubs That Will Endure the Climate of England

Creator nameGray, Christopher

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation datec. 1739

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsEngraving

LocationOak Spring Garden Library, Upperville, Virgina

SubjectsIllustration of books--United States--18th centuryFlowers in artBotanical illustration

Statuswith Mark Catesby's engraving of Magnolia grandiflora

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Chapter subject tags:Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749Huysum, Jacob van, approximately 1687-approximately 1740Gardens, English--History--18th centuryArt and natural history--Great Britain--History--18th centuryMen--Societies and clubs--Great Britain--18th centuryBotanical illustration--England--18th centuryGreat Britain--Climatic factors--HistoryPublishers and publishing--Great Britain--History--18th centuryNaturalists--Great Britain--HistoryKnowlton, Thomas, 1691-1781Garden ecology--Great Britain--HistoryEhret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770

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