Icones muscorum, : or, Figures and descriptions of most of those mosses peculiar to North America which have not yet been figured, Supplement, by the late William S. Sullivant ; printers proofs and nineteen unpublished drawings
Scope and Contents
Bound volume of 68 printer's proofs from the published work "Icones muscorum, : Or Figures and descriptions of most of those mosses peculiar to North America which have not yet been figured, Supplement, by the late William S. Sullivant." Also includes 19 original drawings that do not appear in the published work. The monograph was published in 1874. August Schrader was the illustrator.
Plate numbers 15, 21, 30, 41, 42, 58, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 78, and 81 are not included in this collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1872
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is available for research. Researchers must register and provide one form of valid photo identification. Please contact botref@oeb.harvard.edu for additional information.
Extent
0.2 linear feet (1 volume) : 68 proof plates, 19 unpublished drawings, and notes ; 26 cm.General note
This collection was digitized by Harvard's Imaging Services department as part of the "Original botanical illustrations of the Botany Libraries" project.
Creator
- Sullivant, William Starling, 1803-1873 (Person)
- Schrader, August (Illustrator) (Person)
- Title
- Sullivant, William Starling, 1803-1873. Icones muscorum, : or, Figures and descriptions of most of those mosses peculiar to North America which have not yet been figured, Supplement, by the late William S. Sullivant ; printers proofs and nineteen unpublished drawings, 1872: A Guide.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Botany Libraries, Farlow Reference Library of Cryptogamic Botany, Harvard University.
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- far00033
Repository Details
Part of the Botany Libraries, Farlow Reference Library of Cryptogamic Botany, Harvard University Repository
The Harvard University Herbaria houses five research libraries that are managed collectively as the Botany Libraries. The Farlow Reference Library of Cryptogamic Botany specializes in organisms that reproduce by spores, without flowers or seeds. The Archives of the Farlow Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany houses unique resources including personal papers, institutional records, field notes and plant lists, expedition records, photographs, original artwork, and objects from faculty, curators, staff, and affiliates of the Farlow Herbarium.
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