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The herbarium of Aylmer Bourke Lambert: Notes on Its acquisition, dispersal, and present whereabouts,

Publication Details

Taxon, 19, 489-553. 1970 CE.

"Lambert acquired a number of significant herbarium collections including those of Johann Reinhold ForsterArchibald Menzies and Henry de Ponthieu.[2] He also amassed a large collection of specimens and drawings from Australia in the era immediately following the arrival of the First Fleet. Contributors included Governor Arthur Phillip, Surgeon-General John WhiteColonel William PatersonMajor Robert RossMajor Francis Grose and Philip Gidley King.[3]

"Lambert's collection of 50,000 preserved plant specimens,[1] along with his extensive library, was consulted by authors and botanists including Robert Brown, De Candolle, Martius, George Don and David Don.[1] It was auctioned following his death in 317 lots and specimens can be found in botanical collections around the world" (Wikipedia article on Alymer Bourke Lambert, accessed 7-2021).

Digital facsimile from jstor at this link.

Thematic Classifications

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Entry Number#13327
Permanent Linkhttps://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/15594
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLthe-herbarium-of-aylmer-bourke-lambert-notes-on-its-acquisition-dispersal-and-present-whereabouts