George Engelmann : botanical notebook 8 : Cereus

Title Variants

Alternative: Botanical notebook 8, Cereus

By

Engelmann, George, 1809-1884

Type

Collection

Material

Archival material

Publication info

Notes

This collection consists of notes on the botanical genera Echinocactus, Echinopsis, and Cereus. Also included are some correspondences from Frédéric Albert Constantin Weber and Eugene Fournier. The folders contain original handwritten notes and botanical sketches (some in color), as well as articles and illustrations from various journals and newspapers. Some of these items were written and drawn by Engelmann, some were sent to him by associates and correspondents. Notes and sketches are done on a variety of reused and repurposed papers. Notes include plant lists and specimen descriptions, as well as where, when and by whom they were collected. Sketches are done in pencil and ink.

Items are stamped with numbers 1801-1979. Not all items are dated.

Subjects

(Frédéric Albert Constantin), , 1809-1884 , 1830-1903 , 1834-1884 , Botanical illustration , Cactaceae , Cereus , Correspondence , Engelmann, George, , Fournier, Eugène, , North America , Plant collecting , Weber, F. A. C

Call Number

Archives Collection 1 RG 4/1/5/1

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 951067622