This lavishly illustrated book is about a remarkable collection of botanical drawings belonging to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. The watercolours were commissioned by Alexander Gibson, an East India Company surgeon, and depict plants grown in the botanic gardens under his control in the Bombay Presidency. They are the work of an unknown Portuguese-Indian artist and were made between 1847 and 1850. The main section of the book includes colour reproductions of the 170 drawings arranged in order of the Bombay Flora, which Gibson co-authored with Nicholas Dalzell. Half the species depicted are native to western India, the other half are exotics from as far afield as Argentina and Australia. The colour plates are preceded by substantial chapters on Gibson's life and work and a history of Dapuri and the other botanic gardens under his charge. An illustrated introduction tells of the author's travels in search of information about Gibson, his gardens and the drawings.

The Dapuri Drawings: Alexander Gibson & the Bombay Botanic Gardens

Arts & Photography

Noltie, Henry

Individual Artists

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

The Botanical Collections of Colonel and Mrs Walker: Ceylon, 1830-1838

Themes

<p>Hugh Francis Clarke Cleghorn (1820–1895) was one of the many remarkable Scottish surgeons who worked for the East India Company, but who used an official posting as a base for research upon India’s rich flora, and recording it visually in drawings made by Indian artists. His particular interest was in useful plants, which led to the major work in the field of forest conservancy for which he is best remembered.</p>

Indian Forester, Scottish Laird: The Botanical Lives of Hugh Cleghorn of Stravithie ( Volume 1)

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

The Cleghorn Collection: South Indian Botanical Drawings 1845 to 1860

History & Criticism

Botanical Art from India: Drawings from the Collection of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Lillian Snelling: The Rhododendron and Primula Drawings

Drawing

Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh

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