Tab 24. Classis VI. HEXANDRIA. SECHSFAEDICHTE. A. Hexapetale. LILIACEAE. LILIEN=PFLAENTZEN
Information
Title
Tab 24. Classis VI. HEXANDRIA. SECHSFAEDICHTE. A. Hexapetale. LILIACEAE. LILIEN=PFLAENTZEN
Record type
Digitised Book Plate Collection
Original Reference
BP/12188-1001/25
Author or creator
Geissler; Christian Gottlieb (c.1729-1814); engraver
Date
1795-1804
Scope & content
Hand-coloured engraved plate depicting plants in the Linnaean class Hexandria. Plants illustrated include; Haemanthus, Ailium, Lilium, Frittillaria, Gloriosa, Uvularia, Erythronium, Tulipa, Ornithogalum, Scilla, Asphodelus and Anthericum. The book plate bears the imprints 'C G Geissler. Pinx. et. Sculps'. From the book 'Tabulae phytographicae' by Johannes Gessner