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Sycamores

Any of several North American plane trees having shallowly lobed ovate leaves, globular seed heads, and wood valued as timber

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Images referencing Sycamores

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  • A spreading sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) growing by a scenic lake. Etching after J.G.Strutt, 1825.
  • Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) in a graveyard near Reading, Berkshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamotte, c. 1806, after W. Havell.
  • Six seeding plants, including dandelion, oak, sycamore and hazel, all illustrating different methods of seed dispersal. Chromolithograph, c. 1850.
  • Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus): flowering stem, leaves, fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.

Works from the collections

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    Six seeding plants, including dandelion, oak, sycamore and hazel, all illustrating different methods of seed dispersal. Chromolithograph, c. 1850.

    | Date: [1850?] | Reference: 27025i
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    Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) in a graveyard near Reading, Berkshire. Soft-ground etching by W. Delamotte, c. 1806, after W. Havell.

    William Havell | Date: January, 1806 | Reference: 20591i
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    A spreading sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) growing by a scenic lake. Etching after J.G.Strutt, 1825.

    Jacob George Strutt | Date: [1831-36] | Reference: 18302i
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    Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus): flowering stem, leaves, fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.

    James Sowerby | Date: 1 February 1796 | Reference: 24964i

Related topics

Botany
Plants
Aceraceae
Acer pseudoplatanus

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