James Sowerby
(1757-1822)
British botanical illustrator
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James Sowerby (21 March 1757 – 25 October 1822) was an English naturalist, illustrator and mineralogist. Contributions to published works, such as A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland or English Botany, include his detailed and appealing plates. The use of vivid colour and accessible texts were intended to reach a widening audience in works of natural history. The standard author abbreviation Sowerby is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
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21 March 1757 Lambeth, London, England
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25 October 1822 (aged 65) Lambeth, London, England
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