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" A series of 928 drawings [in water-colour] of the leaves, stalks and 

 ramifications of Plants . . . executed for the Earl of Bute, in the years 

 1783-84," in 5 vols., was purchased in 1880 (B). 



Miller (JOHN FREDERICK) [fl. 1775-1796] 



The son of John Miller (or Miiller), J. F. Miller became known as a 

 draughtsman. 



He and his brother James were employed by Banks in making finished 

 drawings from S. Parkinson's sketches of the Plants collected during 

 Cook's first voyage round the world : he also accompanied Banks in 1772 

 to Iceland as botanical artist. His water-coloured drawings so made form 

 part of the Banksian Collection (B). 



Montin (LARS) 



Certain of Linnaeus' lectures delivered between 1746 and 1749, and 

 written down by his pupil L. Montin, form the Banksian MSS. No. 71-75 

 (B, M, Z), while the journal Montin kept on a journey he made in 1749 

 to Lapland forms the Banksian MS. No. 83 (B). 



Moon (ALEXANDER) [ -1825] 



37 original water-colour drawings by A. Moon, Superintendent of the 

 Botanic Garden, Ceylon, with autograph descriptions of Ceylon Plants, 

 are preserved in the Museum (B). 



Morandi (GIAMBATTISTIA) 



Morandi, Knight, of Milan, was author of an " Historia Botanica 

 Practica," etc., 1744 : a manuscript draft for this work, said to be in his 

 handwriting, entitled, "Erudimenta Botanica," etc., and illustrated by 

 133 plates of his original drawings, is preserved (B). 



Morris (JOHN) [1810-1886] 



226 pamphlets on Geological subjects from the library of Prof. Morris- 

 were acquired in 1886 (G-). 



Moseley (HARRIET), Miss [fl. 1836-1867] 



1,922 original water-colour drawings of British Plants, by Miss- 

 Moseley, were purchased 1886 (B). 



Moseley (HENRY NOTTIDGE) [1844-1891] 



Moseley formed one of the members of the scientific staff of the 

 Challenger. His autograph journal of natural history observations 

 made during the voyage was presented by him in 1883 (Z). 



Neill (J.) 



Neill, who was Deputy Assistant Commissary-General of Albany, King 

 George's Sound, Western Australia, made, at the suggestion of Governor 

 Grey, water-colour drawings of the Vertebrata of the district. 67 of these, 

 some of which illustrate and are referred to in Eyre's "Journals of 

 Expeditions of discovery into Central Australia " (1845), were presented 

 by Mr. Neill in 1845 (Z). 



Nodder (FREDERICK POLYDORE) [ -1800?] 



The botanical draughtsman F. P. Nodder was employed by Banks to 

 make finished drawings, from Parkinson's sketches, of the Plants collected, 

 during Cook's first voyage round the world, which drawings form part of 

 of the Banksian Collection (B). 



