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Edward Morell Holmes Herbarium - Seaweed Specimen (cropped image)


Description:
Cropped image taken from the Edward Morell Holmes Herbarium.
Scrapbook title:
Edward Morell Holmes Herbarium
Creator:
Holmes, Edward Morell
Dates of creation:
1849-1918
Format-Extent:
122 pages ; 34 x 24 cm
Full scrapbook description:
This album features approximately 250 dried and labeled seaweed specimens which were collected by British botanist Edward Morell Holmes, his colleagues, and his wife, Catherine “Kate” Appleford. Collected specimens are mostly from various locations around the United Kingdom, but some are from France and Turkey.
Scrapbook category:
Seaweed album
Language:
eng
Fonds / collection title:
Edward Morell Holmes fonds
Fonds / collection identifier:
AR069
Fonds / collection creator:
Edward Morell Holmes
Archival finding aid:
https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/edward-morrell-holmes-fonds
Rights:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Source:
University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
Digitized scrapbook URL:
https://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/9efdd26f-7510-45fc-9dc2-ce66d6597610?locale=en