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1 online resource (444 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Mueller's milieu: muses, minions and missed matrimony; 'Art combined with Literature': Louisa Anne Meredith (1812-1895); 'Beloved bride': Euphemia Henderson (1820-1907); 'Nature amuses the mind': Fanny Anne Charsley (1828-1915); 'The genial floral artist': Anna Frances Walker (1830-1913); 'Two daughters very clever': Harriet Scott (1830-1907) and Helena Scott (1832-1910); 'An excellent creature': Louisa Atkinson (1834-1872); 'Drawn with loving hands': Fanny De Mole (1835-1866); 'Compliments to your generous Lady': Margaret Forrest (1844-1929) |
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'Like a charming spoiled child': Ellis Rowan (1848-1922)'More or less ladies': Rosa Fiveash (1854-1938); 'A drawing room treasure': Gertrude Lovegrove (1859-1961); 'An enumeration of all fungs': Flora Martin (1845-1923) and Marie Wehl (1862-1960); Biographical details of Ferdinand von Mueller and 'his' lady collectors; Bibliography; List of Illustrations; Index |
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Around 1870, Ferdinand von Mueller, the greatest Australian botanist of the nineteenth century, began to advertise in several newspapers across Australia for 'lady' plant collectors. This was at a time when women typically had little recourse to science, or contact with men outside their circle of friends, making Mueller's network of ladies quite extraordinary. Collecting Ladies profiles 14 of Mueller's coterie of women collectors. Included are Fanny Charsley, Louisa Atkinson, Annie Walker and Ellis Rowan for whom Mueller made time to assist in pursuit of their own passions. He identified the |
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Print version record |
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Mueller, Ferdinand Baron von, 1825-1896
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Botanical illustration -- Australia
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Botanical artists -- Australia
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Women illustrators -- Australia
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Subjects & Themes.
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ART.
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780642278388 |
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0642278385 |
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9780642278395 |
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0642278393 |
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