Maria Elizabeth Holland (24 April 1836 — 15 January 1878) was a Cape Colony botanical artist and plant collector.
Maria Elizabeth Holland | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maria Elizabeth Armstrong 24 April 1836 |
| Died | 15 January 1878 (aged 41) |
| Known for | contributions to Thesaurus capensis |
Early life edit
She was the eldest of fourteen children and was married to John Holland of Port Elizabeth. Her grandfather was Jacob Glen Cuyler.
Career edit
She contributed to volume I (1860) of William Henry Harvey's Thesaurus capensis,[1] and received praise from Harvey for her "well-executed outline drawings".[2]
References edit
- Notes
- ^ Harvey 1859, p. 58.
- ^ Gunn & Codd 1981, p. 189.
- Sources
- Gunn, Mary; Codd, L. E. W. (1981). Botanical Exploration Southern Africa. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-86961-129-6.
- Harvey, William Henry (1859). Thesaurus capensis: or, illustrations of the South African flora, being figures and brief descriptions of South African plants, selected from the Dublin University Herbarium. Hodges, Smith, and co.
External links edit
- Biography of Maria Elizabeth Holland at the S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science
- Collection of Drawings of South African Plants, Holland collection
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