John Scott Sanderson prize essay manuscript; ‘The Origin and Development of the Embryo in Phanerogamous Plants’
Resource details
Resource ID
11212
Access
Open
Contributed by
Leonie Paterson
Metadata
Credit
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Recognised
RBGE Copyright
Date (Original Item)
01 August 49
Date (Digital Asset)
10 March 25
Brief Description
PDF scan of a manuscript written by John Scott Sanderson as part of his Botany course for his medical degree at the University of Edinburgh in 1849. The manuscript is titled ‘The Origin and Development of the Embryo in Phanerogamous Plants’ and received a prize. Part of the essay was reproduced in the Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh the next year, when it was read at a meeting on the 14th February 1850.
DAM Collection
AI description
In the upper right corner, there is handwritten text that appears to include a date and a name, possibly indicating the creator or the context of the artwork. The page is blank except for the floral motif and the inscription.
RBGE Ref. No.
GB 235 SJS
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