A Rare Mid-19th Century Pen & Ink and Watercolour Botanical Study of a Eucalyptus
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A rare mid-19th century botanical study of a eucalyptus with detailed cross-section.
Inscribed ‘Eucalyptus Perfoliata Blue Gum Tree’ and dated 17th Sept 1857.
Set in a giltwood frame.
The Blue Gum Tree is native to Western Australia. This sketch along with others in the collection would have formed part of a scientific survey of flora and fauna throughout the former British Empire.
