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William Curtis. Stipple engraving by W. Holl.

William Curtis. Stipple engraving by F. Sansom.

William Curtis: (above) portrait; below, Curtis and friends botanizing. Stipple engraving by W. Evans, 1802.

William Curtis. Stipple engraving, 1800.

An anemone (Anemone alba): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by Weddell, c. 1820, after J. Curtis.

Seven garden plants, including an orchid and a fuchsia: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1836.

Seven British garden plants, including two orchids: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

A plant (Hyacinthus corymbosus): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.

The botanical magazine, or, Flower-garden displayed ... / by William Curtis.

A houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum): flowering plant. Coloured engraving, c. 1788.

A plant (Monsonia speciosa): flowering stem and leaf Coloured engraving, c. 1789.

Seven garden plants, including a Cape jasmine: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

A clematis plant (Clematis cirrhosa): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.

Seven British garden plants, including a coral tree: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

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A houseleek (Sempervivum arachnoideum): flowering plant. Coloured engraving, c. 1788.

A plant (Monsonia speciosa): flowering stem and leaf Coloured engraving, c. 1789.

Seven garden plants, including a Cape jasmine: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.

A clematis plant (Clematis cirrhosa): flowering stem. Coloured engraving by F. Sansom, c. 1807, after S. Edwards.

Seven British garden plants, including a coral tree: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.