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History of the Plants of Switzerland
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Vellum bound 1769 copy of Haller’s History of the Plants of Switzerland, in Latin and containing detailed annotations in the front and back covers and throughout. (Box 1)
von Haller, Albrecht, 1708-1777, anatomist, physiologist, naturalist, encyclopaedist, bibliographer and poet
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Third edition of The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, published 1775. Inscribed with the names John Murray and Thomas Blaikie on the frontispiece. (Box 2)
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688, author
Print of Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette and Louis XVII (the Dauphin)
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Monochrome print of Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette and Louis XVII (the Dauphin), pictured in a circular frame above a marble stand containing a vase and various plants. The picture itself has been cut from a larger image and mounted on another piece of paper. The picture is in a black and gold painted wooden frame with a glass panel.
A similar copy of the portrait is held at the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3523963&partId=1&searchText=Louis+seize&page=1
(Box 4)
Sauvage, Pieter Joseph, 1744-1818, sculptor/medallist, painter/draughtsman
