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Greenwich, viewed from the Park, with people in the foreground. Engraving by H. Wallis after C. Bentley.

Giant water lilies (Victoria amazonica) on a lake bordered by two Guianan men and plants. Coloured lithographic reproduction of an engraving by M. Gauci, c. 1814, after C. Bentley.

Giant water lilies (Victoria amazonica) in a tropical lake. Coloured lithograph after M. Gauci, ca. 1841, after C. Bentley.

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Charles Bentley

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Images by Charles Bentley

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Giant water lilies (Victoria amazonica) in a tropical lake. Coloured lithograph after M. Gauci, ca. 1841, after C. Bentley.

Greenwich, viewed from the Park, with people in the foreground. Engraving by H. Wallis after C. Bentley.

Giant water lilies (Victoria amazonica) on a lake bordered by two Guianan men and plants. Coloured lithographic reproduction of an engraving by M. Gauci, c. 1814, after C. Bentley.