print;
book of prints
- Museum number
- 1854,0812.265-314
- Title
- Object: Sylva Britannica
- Description
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"Sylva Britannica; or, Portraits of Forest Trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude, or beauty. Drawn from nature and etched by Jacob George Strutt" (London, J. G. Strutt and Colnaghi & Co.) 1822; containing 49 etchings of remarkable trees in England and Scotland. Bound in green cloth with etched frontispiece, letterpress titlepage, dedication, list of subscribers, table of contents, and descriptions.
Etchings, India proofs
- Production date
- 1822-1826
- Dimensions
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Height: 555 millimetres (sheet zize of each page)
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Width: 370 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- The titlepage is dated 1822, but many of the prints are dated later than this (up to 1826).
A separate section for Scottish trees, "Sylva Scotica", is added at the end of the volume, with plates numbered I to VIII.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1854
- Acquisition notes
- Purchased from a Mr Hookham
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1854,0812.265-314
