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Wilkes, John, -1810

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Images by Wilkes, John, -1810

56 images from works
  • Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis): fruiting branch. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1796, after J. Ihle.
  • Rock balsam plant (Clusia rosea): flowering and fruiting branch. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1800, after J. Ihle.
  • Four types of spurge (Euphorbia species): two succulent stems and two low-growing plants. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1805, after J. Ihle.
  • Cinchona plant (Cinchona caribbaea): flowering and fruiting branch. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1801, after J. Ihle.
  • Five fungi, including two Boletus species, with anatomical detail. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1809, after J. Ihle.
  • Twenty seven compound plant leaves of different forms. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
  • Seven grasses including fescues (Festuca species), dog's tail grass (Cynosurus cristatus), meadow grasses (Poa species) and ryegrass (Lolium species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1807.
  • Sappanwood tree (Caesalpinia sappan): flowering branch, pod and thorns. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799, after J. Ihle.
  • Turk's cap cactus (Melocactus communis): flowering plant. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1800, after J. Ihle.
  • A fern, a moss, a fungus and an alga: all with anatomical details. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799.
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Frequent collaborators

Pass, John, active 1797-1815.
Ihle, Johann-Eberhard, 1727-1814.
Botany
Tropical plants
Plants, Useful
Plant morphology
Insecta
Plants, Cultivated
Tropical fruit
Plant anatomy
Plants
Plants, Edible