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Conversations on Botany Conversations on Botany

Thomas Milton

Science History Institute

Science History Institute
Philadelphia, United States

Illustrated with 20 hand-colored plates, “Conversations on Botany” is composed as a series of conversations between a mother and son about the principles of the Linnaean system of classification and elements of useful botany. Originally attributed to Jane Marcet, the volume is now recognized as co-authored by Irish sisters Elizabeth and Sarah Mary Fitton and is credited with furthering women’s interest in botany.

Plate 16: Malva sylvestris. Hand-colored lithograph of common mallow, Malva sylvestris. Class Monadelphia, order Polyandria.

Details

  • Title: Conversations on Botany Conversations on Botany
  • Creator: Elizabeth Fitton, Sarah Mary Fitton, Thomas Milton (illustrator), Elizabeth Fitton, Sarah Mary Fitton, Thomas Milton (illustrator)
  • Date Created: 1817
  • Location Created: London, England
  • Provenance: Science History Institute
  • Type: Lithograph
  • Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0
  • External Link: View our digital collections

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