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Background imageHistory Collection: Kaspar Maria von Sternberg, 1832

Kaspar Maria von Sternberg, 1832
Lithograph of Kaspar Maria von Sternberg (1761-1838) who was one of the first paleobotanists and one of the founders of the National Museum in Prague, where his collection now resides

Background imageHistory Collection: Kaspar Maria von Sternberg, 1832

Kaspar Maria von Sternberg, 1832
Lithograph of Kaspar Maria von Sternberg (1761-1838) one of the first paleobotanists and one of the founders of the National Museum in Prague, where his collection now resides

Background imageHistory Collection: Nathaniel Wallich FRS (28 January 1786 - 28 April 1854)

Nathaniel Wallich FRS (28 January 1786 - 28 April 1854)
Drawn by Daniel Macnee, coloured chalk on paper, mounted on card. Illustration of Nathaniel Wallich FRS (28 January 1786 - 28 April 1854) a surgeon and botanist of Danish origin who worked in India

Background imageHistory Collection: Tableau physique des Andes et pays voisins - Physical Tableau of the Andes and Neighboring Countries

Tableau physique des Andes et pays voisins - Physical Tableau of the Andes and Neighboring Countries
" Physical Tableau of the Andes and Neighboring Countries (Tableau physique des Andes et pays voisins), " in Alexander von Humboldt and Aim

Background imageHistory Collection: Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
Exposure and contrast adjusted image from an original portrait of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

Background imageHistory Collection: Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Director of Kew Gardens

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Director of Kew Gardens
Portrait of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

Background imageHistory Collection: Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Director of Kew Gardens and his wife, Hyacinth Jardine

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Director of Kew Gardens and his wife, Hyacinth Jardine
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker and wife, Hyacinth Jardine. Perhaps the only known photograph of them at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Background imageHistory Collection: Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Director of Kew Gardens

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Director of Kew Gardens
Portrait of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

Background imageHistory Collection: 636. The Volcanoes of Merapi and Marbaboe, Java, from the top of Boro Bodoer

636. The Volcanoes of Merapi and Marbaboe, Java, from the top of Boro Bodoer
The rich plain at their feet covered with morning mist; the tops of the Cocoanut groves alone showing above it, and indicating the position of the numerous native villages

Background imageHistory Collection: 511. Dragon Tree in the Garden of Mr. Smith, Teneriffe

511. Dragon Tree in the Garden of Mr. Smith, Teneriffe
The Dragon Tree, or more correctly the Dragons Blood Tree (Dracaena Draco, L.), is a native of Teneriffe, and is one of the most celebrated trees in the annals of natural history

Background imageHistory Collection: 506. Dragon Tree at Orotava, Teneriffe

506. Dragon Tree at Orotava, Teneriffe
This is the largest descendent of the famous tree of which a short history is given under 511

Background imageHistory Collection: 92. Scotchman hugging a Creole, Brazil. 92. Scotchman hugging a Creole, Brazil

92. Scotchman hugging a Creole, Brazil. 92. Scotchman hugging a Creole, Brazil
A Palm in the embrace of the roots of a Fig tree. The tree that is now strangling the palm was at first the nurse child of the latter, and its history is this

Background imageHistory Collection: History

History
Kew B2B History

Background imageHistory Collection: History

History
Kew B2B History

Background imageHistory Collection: History

History
Kew B2B History

Background imageHistory Collection: Dukes Garden

Dukes Garden

Background imageHistory Collection: The broadwalk

The broadwalk

Background imageHistory Collection: Barrons Tree Transplanter

Barrons Tree Transplanter
A 19th century horse drawn machine used to move trees up to 20m

Background imageHistory Collection: Victoria Gate

Victoria Gate

Background imageHistory Collection: Victoria Gate

Victoria Gate

Background imageHistory Collection: Grade II listed Victoria Gate

Grade II listed Victoria Gate

Background imageHistory Collection: Victoria Gate

Victoria Gate

Background imageHistory Collection: Victoria Gate

Victoria Gate

Background imageHistory Collection: Palm House - final stages of construction

Palm House - final stages of construction

Background imageHistory Collection: Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820)

Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), wealthy philanthropist, natural history lover, patron and first unofficial director of Kew Gardens from about 1773

Background imageHistory Collection: Joseph Banks

Joseph Banks
Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), wealthy philanthropist, natural history lover, patron and first unofficial director of Kew Gardens from about 1773

Background imageHistory Collection: Sir William Jackson Hooker

Sir William Jackson Hooker
Photograph of Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, (1841-1865). No date

Background imageHistory Collection: Portrait of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911)

Portrait of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911)
Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1865-1885. Photographic print on paper

Background imageHistory Collection: Pierre Joseph Redout├®

Pierre Joseph Redout├®
Portrait of the Botanical artist, P.J.Redoute

Background imageHistory Collection: Portrait of E H Wilson

Portrait of E H Wilson
Ernest Henry " Chinese" Wilson, better known as E. H. Wilson, was a notable English plant collector who introduced a large range of about 2000 of Asian plant species to the West; some sixty




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