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Dillenius (JOHANNES JACOBUS) [1687-1747] 



Dillenius, sometime Botanical Professor at Oxford, whose principal 

 work was an " Historia Muscorum," prepared his own illustrations for the 

 plates : his original drawings for the first 79 plates of that work (the 

 remaining 6 were drawn on the copper direct) form the Banksian MS. 

 No. 56 (B). 



His letters written to Brewer in 1726-28 are also preserved (B). 



Dinkell (J.) 



A number of original drawings, chiefly of fossil vertebrate remains, 

 by J. Dinkell, form part of the Owen Collection of Drawings, presented 

 in 1893 (L). 



Dryander (JONAS) [1748-1810] 



On Solander's death, Dryander became librarian to Sir Joseph Banks. 

 His manuscripts in connection with the catalogue of Banks' Library, a 

 manuscript catalogue of the original drawings of animals in that library 

 (Z), his manuscript notes for a memoir on the genus Erica, an index to 

 the species described by Jacquin in the latter's correspondence with him, 

 copious additions to Solander's MSS. and numerous manuscript lists, 

 including one of the Plants collected by F. Masson in Madeira, as well as 

 his correspondence (in 1 vol.), are preserved in the Museum (B). 



Edmonston (THOMAS) [1825-1846] 



The young Shetlander, Thos. Edmonston, who was one of the 

 naturalists on board the Herald, had specially studied the Flora of 

 Shetland and added the Arenaria norvegica to the British Flora. His 

 " Flora of Shetland " was published in 1845, and his autograph notes, 

 begun in 1837, for this work are preserved in the Museum (B). 



Edwards (SYDENHAM TEAST). [1769?-1819] 



Edwards was a botanical and zoological artist and editor of the " New 

 Botanic Garden." Some of the original drawings for this work were 

 acquired in 1895 and 1896 (B). 



Ehret (GEORG DIONYSIUS) [1708-1770] 



Ehret came to England about 1740. He furnished illustrations, among 

 other works, for Trew's " Plantae Selectee," and P. Browne's " Civil and 

 Natural History of Jamaica," and the original drawings for these illustra- 

 tions are preserved in the Museum. 65 original water-colour drawings 

 of Plants from, the collection of Sir K. More and 4 volumes of original 

 drawings of rare Plants, Fruits, and Seeds, forming the Banksian MSS. 

 No. 16 [106-109], with 22 drawings of Plants collected in Newfoundland 

 by Sir J. Banks (five of which were used for illustrations to Alton's 

 " Hortus Kewensis "), came with the Banksian library. Of other draw- 

 ings by Ehret, 180 were purchased in 1877 and a few others in 1878 

 and 1896. The Museum also possesses an autograph autobiography and 

 other manuscripts of Ehret as well as a "Life" of him in the hand- 

 writing of C. J. Trew (B). 



Ellis (WILLIAM W.) 



Ellis appears to have accompanied Captain Cook on the latter's third 

 voyage to the Pacific in the capacity of artist. 115 original water-colour 

 drawings by him of the animals met with form the Banksian MS. 

 No. 33 (B). 



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