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663 Sowerby. - "First Coloured Reproductions of the Australian - Flora" - Smith, James Edward A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland. Bd. 1 (alles Ersch.). Ldn., J. Davis, 1793(-95). Gr.-4°. VIII, 54 SS., 16 kolor. Kupfertaf. v. James Sowerby . Hldr. mit etwas Rverg. Schätzpreis: (8.000,- €) De Belder 335; Dunthorne 286; Henrey III, 1356; Nissen, BBI 1861; Rép. Bibl. Plesch 410f.; Plesch Sale 708; Sitwell/Blunt S. 140; Stafleu/C. 12.229; nicht bei Hunt. - "James Edward Smith and James Sowerby always remained the best of friends and it is clear from their writings that both men thought highly of each other's attainments. They co-operated as author and artist... According to the preface the figures of the plants were executed from drawings made on the spot and communicated to Wilson by John White... In 1786, White was appointed Surgeon-General of New South Wales. He landed at Botany Bay with Phillip's expedition in January 1788, and remained with the New Settlement until December 1794, when he sailed for the British Isles. During the years White was resident in New South Wales he collected a considerable number of plants, and made drawings of others
663 Sowerby. - "First Coloured Reproductions of the Australian - Flora" - Smith, James Edward A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland. Bd. 1 (alles Ersch.). Ldn., J. Davis, 1793(-95). Gr.-4°. VIII, 54 SS., 16 kolor. Kupfertaf. v. James Sowerby . Hldr. mit etwas Rverg. Schätzpreis: (8.000,- €) De Belder 335; Dunthorne 286; Henrey III, 1356; Nissen, BBI 1861; Rép. Bibl. Plesch 410f.; Plesch Sale 708; Sitwell/Blunt S. 140; Stafleu/C. 12.229; nicht bei Hunt. - "James Edward Smith and James Sowerby always remained the best of friends and it is clear from their writings that both men thought highly of each other's attainments. They co-operated as author and artist... According to the preface the figures of the plants were executed from drawings made on the spot and communicated to Wilson by John White... In 1786, White was appointed Surgeon-General of New South Wales. He landed at Botany Bay with Phillip's expedition in January 1788, and remained with the New Settlement until December 1794, when he sailed for the British Isles. During the years White was resident in New South Wales he collected a considerable number of plants, and made drawings of others