Reed or water meadow grass
Date
1689-1713
Creator
Richard Waller (1660 - 1715, British) , Naturalist
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p25
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 380mm
width (page): 240mm
width (page): 240mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Botanical study of reed or water meadow grass (Gramen aquaticum majus). This is an etching of a plant whose style of representation is consistent with Waller's watercolours of plants. It suggests that Waller was intended to publish his study of plants at some point.
Transcription
Gr. Aquaticum majus Ger.
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Object history
Richard Waller’s signed watercolour study of English grasses, made between 1689 and 1713. For further details, see the description at MS/131/004.
Related fellows
Richard Waller (1660 - 1715, British) , Naturalist
Associated place