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Notes about illustrations and three small sketches of flowers, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2Identifier: gra00002
Scope and Content:
The Bigelow collection consists of botanical illustrations and supporting material. There are 44 original botanical illustrations and printed plates, mostly pertaining to Bigelow's “American Medical Botany,” including pen and ink drawings and pencil drawings - some colored - and hand-colored proofs. There were 17 packets of specimens with identifying labels. Plants were collected in Europe; some are dated March 1839. The specimens were mounted on specimen sheets and were...
Datura stramonium (Thorn apple) original illustration, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2Identifier: gra00002, Plate 1
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Written in pencil "original copy J.B."
Eupatorium perfoliatum (Thorough wort) original illustration, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2Identifier: gra00002, Plate 2
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Written in pencil "J. Bigelow Original copy."
Eupatorium perfoliatum (Thorough wort) printed plate, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2Identifier: gra00002, Plate 2
Scope and Content:
The Bigelow collection consists of botanical illustrations and supporting material. There are 44 original botanical illustrations and printed plates, mostly pertaining to Bigelow's “American Medical Botany,” including pen and ink drawings and pencil drawings - some colored - and hand-colored proofs. There were 17 packets of specimens with identifying labels. Plants were collected in Europe; some are dated March 1839. The specimens were mounted on specimen sheets and were...
Phytolacca decandra [Phytolacca americana] (Poke) original illustration, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2Identifier: gra00002, Plate 3
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Written in pencil "original copy J.B."
Arum triphyllum [Arisaema triphyllum] (Dragon root) original illustration, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2Identifier: gra00002, Plate 4
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Color sketch with penciled instructions on coloring.
Arum triphyllum [Arisaema triphyllum] (Dragon root) printed plate with pencil sketch on back, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2Identifier: gra00002, Plate 4
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Partially colored.
Coptis trifolia (Gold thread) printed plate with pencil sketch on back, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2Identifier: gra00002, Plate 5
Scope and Content:
The Bigelow collection consists of botanical illustrations and supporting material. There are 44 original botanical illustrations and printed plates, mostly pertaining to Bigelow's “American Medical Botany,” including pen and ink drawings and pencil drawings - some colored - and hand-colored proofs. There were 17 packets of specimens with identifying labels. Plants were collected in Europe; some are dated March 1839. The specimens were mounted on specimen sheets and were...
Arbustus uva ursi [Arctostaphylos uva-ursi] (Bear berry) original illustration, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3Identifier: gra00002, Plate 6
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Written in pencil "original copy J.B."
Sanguinaria Canadensis (Blood root), before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3Identifier: gra00002, Plate 7
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"Sanguinaria Canadensis" written in ink on front of illustration. "Original copy J.B." written in pencil. Indecipherable pencil note on back.
Geranium maculatum (Common Cranesbill) original illustration, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3Identifier: gra00002, Plate 8
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Lacks printed information and color varies from published work.
Geranium maculatum (Common Cranesbill) printed plate, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3Identifier: gra00002, Plate 8
Scope and Content:
The Bigelow collection consists of botanical illustrations and supporting material. There are 44 original botanical illustrations and printed plates, mostly pertaining to Bigelow's “American Medical Botany,” including pen and ink drawings and pencil drawings - some colored - and hand-colored proofs. There were 17 packets of specimens with identifying labels. Plants were collected in Europe; some are dated March 1839. The specimens were mounted on specimen sheets and were...
Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel) original illustration, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3Identifier: gra00002, Plate 13
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Includes sketch of flower of Durca palustris (plate 37).
Statice caroliana [Limonium carolinianum] (Marsh rosemary) original illustration, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4Identifier: gra00002, Plate 25
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"J[?] Vaughan" written on face in pencil. Faded pencil note on back "[Indecipherable] - Marsh rosemary - Salt marsh [?] near [?] Sept. 1"
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly weed) original illustration, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4Identifier: gra00002, Plate 26
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Written in pencil "original copy J.B." Includes sketches on back.
Panax quniquefolium (Ginseng) original illustration, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4Identifier: gra00002, Plate 29
Scope and Content:
The Bigelow collection consists of botanical illustrations and supporting material. There are 44 original botanical illustrations and printed plates, mostly pertaining to Bigelow's “American Medical Botany,” including pen and ink drawings and pencil drawings - some colored - and hand-colored proofs. There were 17 packets of specimens with identifying labels. Plants were collected in Europe; some are dated March 1839. The specimens were mounted on specimen sheets and were...
Liriodendron tulipfera (Tulip tree) pencil sketch of flower, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4Identifier: gra00002, Plate 31
Scope and Content:
The Bigelow collection consists of botanical illustrations and supporting material. There are 44 original botanical illustrations and printed plates, mostly pertaining to Bigelow's “American Medical Botany,” including pen and ink drawings and pencil drawings - some colored - and hand-colored proofs. There were 17 packets of specimens with identifying labels. Plants were collected in Europe; some are dated March 1839. The specimens were mounted on specimen sheets and were...
Liriodendron tulipfera (Tulip tree) colored sketch of flower, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4Identifier: gra00002, Plate 31
Scope and Content:
The Bigelow collection consists of botanical illustrations and supporting material. There are 44 original botanical illustrations and printed plates, mostly pertaining to Bigelow's “American Medical Botany,” including pen and ink drawings and pencil drawings - some colored - and hand-colored proofs. There were 17 packets of specimens with identifying labels. Plants were collected in Europe; some are dated March 1839. The specimens were mounted on specimen sheets and were...
Liriodendron tulipfera (Tulip tree) pencil sketch of plant, before 1817 Digital
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Collection:
Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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File:
American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4Identifier: gra00002, Plate 31
Scope and Content:
The Bigelow collection consists of botanical illustrations and supporting material. There are 44 original botanical illustrations and printed plates, mostly pertaining to Bigelow's “American Medical Botany,” including pen and ink drawings and pencil drawings - some colored - and hand-colored proofs. There were 17 packets of specimens with identifying labels. Plants were collected in Europe; some are dated March 1839. The specimens were mounted on specimen sheets and were...
Cassia marilandica (American Senna) pencil sketch of leaves, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4Identifier: gra00002, Plate 39
Scope and Content:
The Bigelow collection consists of botanical illustrations and supporting material. There are 44 original botanical illustrations and printed plates, mostly pertaining to Bigelow's “American Medical Botany,” including pen and ink drawings and pencil drawings - some colored - and hand-colored proofs. There were 17 packets of specimens with identifying labels. Plants were collected in Europe; some are dated March 1839. The specimens were mounted on specimen sheets and were...
Cassia marilandica (American Senna) colored sketch of plant, before 1817 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
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American Medical Botany plates
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4Identifier: gra00002, Plate 39
Scope and Content:
The Bigelow collection consists of botanical illustrations and supporting material. There are 44 original botanical illustrations and printed plates, mostly pertaining to Bigelow's “American Medical Botany,” including pen and ink drawings and pencil drawings - some colored - and hand-colored proofs. There were 17 packets of specimens with identifying labels. Plants were collected in Europe; some are dated March 1839. The specimens were mounted on specimen sheets and were...
Sample colored engraving of Acer eriocarpum from François André Michaux's Histoire des Arbres Forestiers de l'Amerique Septentrionale, Vol. 2, Pl. 13 (opp. page 278), Paris: L. Haussmann, 1813 Digital
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Jacob Bigelow botanical illustrations
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1Identifier: gra00002
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Sample plate contains annotations about prices to produce in French and appears to have fewer colors than the published version.