Pear varieties
Date
1842
Creator
George T Sandford (American) , Lithographer
Object type
Library reference
56797
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 287mm
width (page): 230mm
width (page): 230mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Botanical study of two varieties of cultivated pear. Figure 1. Swan Pear. Figure 2. Winter Bell Pear. The plate shows the fruit only.
Plate 6 from the book Agriculture of New-York, by Ebenezer Emmons, v.3 (Albany, C. van Benthuysen, 1851).
The plate is inscribed ‘PLATE VI.’ above; and below: ‘ON STONE BY G.T. SANFORD. G. & W. ENICOTT LITH. N. YORK.’
Ebenezer Emmons (1799-1863) American geologist, associated with the Geological Survey of the State of New York. His son acted as a paid assistant and illustrator after Emmons senior’s appointment as the State Geologist.
Plate 6 from the book Agriculture of New-York, by Ebenezer Emmons, v.3 (Albany, C. van Benthuysen, 1851).
The plate is inscribed ‘PLATE VI.’ above; and below: ‘ON STONE BY G.T. SANFORD. G. & W. ENICOTT LITH. N. YORK.’
Ebenezer Emmons (1799-1863) American geologist, associated with the Geological Survey of the State of New York. His son acted as a paid assistant and illustrator after Emmons senior’s appointment as the State Geologist.
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