40 Libraries. 



Collection: an autograph MS. entitled "Musamm Entomologicum Bar- 

 hamense. Pars prima sistens Insecta M. Britannia indigene," which was 

 presented with their collections in 1863 by the Entomological Society, 

 and a manuscript catalogue of British Staphylinidse in 3 vol. presented by 

 Dr. J. E. Gray in 1869. 



Knowlton (THOMAS) [1692-1782] 



Knowlton began life as Superintendent of Dr. Sherard's garden at 

 Elthain, and in 1728 entered the service of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of 

 Burlington, at Lanesborough, Yorks. He attained eminence as a botanist, 

 and corresponded with many noted contemporaries, including S. Brewer. 

 Knowlton's letters to Brewer between 1728 and 1741 are preserved in the 

 Collection (B). 



K0nig (JOHAN GERHARD) [1728-1785] 



K0nig, a Danish Medical Missionary in Tranquebar, kept journals of 

 his voyages with lists and descriptions of East Indian (including Siam 

 and Malacca) Plants, Animals, and Minerals. These form the Banksian 

 MSS., No. 37-55 (B). An English translation of such portions as relate 

 to the Straits Settlements appeared in the Journ. Straits Branch Roy. 

 Asiatic Soc., Nos. 26 and 27 (1894). 



Lambert (AYLMER BOURKE) [1761-1842] 



In 1841, Lambert presented a copy of Cramer's " Papillons exotiques," 

 formerly the property of H. Seymer, by whom it had been annotated 

 and some of the plates re-touched (Z). 



At the sale of Lambert's library in 1842 the Museum acquired the 

 MSS. of H. Ruiz Lopez and J. Pa von relating to their botanical exploration 

 of Peru and Chili in 1777-88, and including the journal of the voyage 

 and description of plants (B). 



The original drawings by Ferdinand L. Bauer for some of the plates 

 to Lambert's " Genus Pinus" with one of the 25 copies of vol. i. coloured 

 by Franz A. Bauer, are preserved (B). 



Lee (ANN), Miss [fl, 1769-1779] 



Ann Lee, daughter of James Lee, of Hammersmith, the Horticulturist, 

 was an excellent flower-painter. 



19 water-colour drawings by her, mostly on vellum, illustrating the 

 genus Mesembryanthemum, are preserved in the Museum (B). 



Lee (CHARLES) 



In 1884, 87 water-colour drawings of Cape Plants by F. Masson (B) 

 were presented by C. Lee, nephew of the foregoing. 



Lewin (THOMAS W.) 



75 water-colour drawings of Birds by Lewin form part of the 

 Hardwicke Collection of drawings (Z). 



L'Heritier de Brutelle (CHARLES Louis) [1748-1800] 



A series of 51 autograph letters from L'fleritier de Brutelle, one of the 

 most celebrated French Botanists of his time, to Dryander, form one of 

 the Banksian MSS. [No. 101] (B). 



Lightfoot (JOHN) [1735-1788] 



The Rev. J. Lightfoot, some time Librarian and Chaplain to the 

 Duchess of Portland, and the author of " Flora Scotica," kept a journal 



