[Herbarium album containing pressed specimens and manuscript notes.]
Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan, 1st Baronet Trevelyan of Wallington (1807-1886)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
circa 1889 - circa 1902
Materials
Paper and bookcloth
Measurements
430 x 310 mm; 55 mm (thickness)
Place of origin
Rothley
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3115481
Summary
Contains approximately 200 botanical specimens, each mounted on a separate sheet, with four sheets per page. The majority of specimens were collected within the neighbourhood of Rothley, in or around the year 1888, each with name, location and date in the hand of C. E. Trevelyan, although some specimens were collected after his death. Includes specimens from elsewhere in the British Isles and Norway, some collected by others: E. Edwards 1902 Isle of Wight, Mrs Chapman Norway 1892, and Miss R. Lempriere in Surrey.
Bibliographic description
[ca. 50 p.;. cm.] Provenance: first page inscribed '"C. E. Trevelyan, Rothley, Northumberland, 1889'. Purchased, 2016. Binding: leather. Wants spine.
Provenance
Funded by Laura Trevelyan and bought at Loe Books by Lloyd Langley H&CM at Wallington
Makers and roles
Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan, 1st Baronet Trevelyan of Wallington (1807-1886), collector