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SOWERBY James - England - 1757 - 1822
James Sowerby was a naturalist from London and a talented painter who developed a passionate interest in botany. He does not forgo his study and illustration of the natural sciences, taking an interest in mineralogy, geology, paleontology and malacology. He died in Lambeth in 1822.
Botanical Interests: The series English Botany by James Sowerby (and James Smith) is one of a number of splendid English journals created in the second half of the 18th century. This collection is composed of 37 volumes, including a general index. It is rare to find the collection in its entirety. The Aboca Collection has some of the most representative volumes and the reproductions here come from volume IX. There are 2592 hand-colored prints of flowers and plants in the entire collection, drawn by Sowerby, while the descriptive text is by Sir James Smith. English Botany, or, coloured figures of British plants (1790-1814), only describes English plants. As we read in the preface to the first volume, Sowerby esteems the knowledge of local plants over that of exotic plants since, in the former case, the knowledge and research are more complete and their application more useful to readers. This series, revisited in its various editions, became a basic text for the knowledge of English flora throughout the 19th century and culminated with the edition published in 1902.
Main work: English Botany, or, coloured figures of british plants, printed for Sowerby and others, Londra, 1790 - 1814
Botanical interests: The series English Botany by James Sowerby (and James Smith) is one of a number of splendid English journals created in the second half of the 18th century. This collection is composed of 37 volumes, including a general index. It is rare to find the collection in its entirety. The Aboca Collection has some of the most representative volumes and the reproductions here come from volume IX. There are 2592 hand-colored prints of flowers and plants in the entire collection, drawn by Sowerby, while the descriptive text is by Sir James Smith. English Botany, or, coloured figures of British plants (1790-1814), only describes English plants. As we read in the preface to the first volume, Sowerby esteems the knowledge of local plants over that of exotic plants since, in the former case, the knowledge and research are more complete and their application more useful to readers. This series, revisited in its various editions, became a basic text for the knowledge of English flora throughout the 19th century and culminated with the edition published in 1902.