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"South Africa: Map of our world in one country" compiled and produced by Map Studio, published by the South African Tourism Board in 1984. "Foldout map/Eng/84/438,6."

Scale 1:2,500,000.

Place names in English and Afrikaans.

Includes distance chart, location map, administrative map, directory of Satour branch offices, and col. ill.

On verso: Pretoria-Witwatersrand -- Johannesburg -- Pretoria -- Cape Peninsula -- Cape Town -- Durban -- Eastern Transvaal.

Colour map of South Africa. Drawn by Edward Weller, FRGS. Printed by Blacking & Son. Glasgow, Edinburgh, & London.

approx. 545mm x 375mm

Colour map of the Cape of Good Hope. Drawn by Edward Weller, FRGS. Printed by Blacking & Son. Glasgow, Edinburgh, & London.

approx. 545mm x 375mm

4 original Pelargonium drawings by Margaret Tebbs.

1 ink drawing.

[TEXT on back]
Habitat x1 CGP 6494 [CPG? 6494]
flower detail x 4

1 ink drawing by Margaret Tebbs.

[TEXT ON BACK]
Habitat x1 G&C 236
Flower detail x4
Stamens x 6 G&C 205/CPG7118
Ovary x12 G&C 205/CPG7118

1 ink drawing by Margaret Tebbs.

[TEXT on back]
Pelargonium sp.
GBB493
1 habitat x1
2 exploded flower x3
3 stamens x6
4 ovary x6

1 ink drawing by Margaret Tebbs.

[Text on Back]
Pelargonium sp.
1 habitat x1
2 tubers x 2
3 exploded flower x3
4 stamens x6
5 ovary x10

1 Manuscript. Handwritten. 3 parts stitched together.

This is a copy of John Leigh's listing (in his own hand) of the contents of his herbarium. John Leigh (1812-1888) was the first Medical Officer for Health in Manchester and corresponded with Lydia Becker (1827-1890).

[Part 1 TITLE] '[...]tish plants [...] Herbarium of [ ]gh, Sandiway House Wally Range Manchester'

The entries arranged in alphabetical order under letter headings, beginning with 'Anemone nemorosa' and ending with 'Berbena officianalis.'

19pp.

[Part 2 TITLE, in pencil] 'Desiderata | November 8th 1873'
262 entires numbered by Leigh, at around 30 entires per page. The entries on the first 4 pages are rated from 'not rare' to 'very rare'. Additional entires on penultimate page, with the last page carrying a list of 'Grases'

10pages

[Part 3, TITLE] 'Desiderata | J. Leigh'

4 pages

This herbarium listing is mentioned in a paper co-authored by M. Gibby: Antonovics, J., Gibby, M. and Hood, M.E., 2021. John Leigh, Lydia Becker and their shared botanical interests. Archives of Natural History, 48(1), pp.62-76.

Cited as: “Desiderata, November 8th, 1873”. Undated MS in John Leigh’s handwriting in personal possession of JanisAntonovics. Online copy “John Leigh (1812–1888) Herbarium listing”, University of Virginia Dataverse, V1. Availableat: https://doi.org/10.18130/V3/N6ODLJ

Folder labelled 'Pinter'

mainly letters relating to I. Pinter's visit

Microscope photographs (chromosomes) prints and 35mm negatives

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