Sylva Britannica; . or, portraits of forest trees, distinguished for their antiquity, magnitude, or beauty. Drawn from nature by Jacob George Strutt, author of "Deliciæ Sylvarum".
Jacob George Strutt (Colchester 1790 - Rome 1864)
Category
Books
Date
1830
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3142664
Summary
Bibliographic description
xvi,151,[1]p, [50] plates . 27cm.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front flyleaf: "To George Nathanael Curzon with the esteem and best wishes of CJ Christmas 1838" [George Nathaniel Curzon (1826-55)]. Binding: Nineteenth-century half green grained leather binding; marbled paper over boards; false bands; spine gilt decorated and gilt lettered: "Sylva Britannica".
Makers and roles
Jacob George Strutt (Colchester 1790 - Rome 1864)