Late 19th Century Gallery

The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - police detective Lestrade with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. From The Adventure of the Norwood Builder'. Caption reads: Look at that with your magnifying glass, Mr. Holmes . Illustration by British artist Sidney Edward Paget (4 October 1860 - 28 January 1908). Published London; Smith, Elder & Co.; 1911. A.C. Doyle, Scottish author: 22 May 1859 - 7

The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - police detective Lestrade with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. From The Adventure of the Norwood Builder'. Caption reads: " Look at that with your magnifying glass, Mr. Holmes ". Illustration by British artist Sidney Edward Paget (4 October 1860 - 28 January 1908). Published London; Smith, Elder & Co.; 1911. A.C. Doyle, Scottish author: 22 May 1859 - 7 July 1930

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Hoodia bainii, 1878

Original illustration of Hoodia bainii, currently accepted as Hoodia gordonii, from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, published as plate 6348, 1st March 1878. Watercolour and pencil on paper. The specimen here figured was brought to England by Mr MacGibbon who obtained it from Mr Lycett of Worcester, South Africa. It flowered at Kew in July 1877.
Curtis's Botanical Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical featuring colour illustrations of plants and has been published continuously since 1787

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Pelecyphora aselliformis, 1873

Hand-coloured lithograph on paper of Pelecyphora aselliformis, commonly known as hatchet cactus. Hand-coloured lithograph on paper by Walter Hood Fitch, 1873. Artwork from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, volume 99, plate 6061.
Curtis's Botanical Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical featuring colour illustrations of plants and has been published continuously since 1787

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