William Roxburgh Collection

Art commissioned from Indian artists by the author of "Flora Indica; or Descriptions of Indian Plants", 1820

Choose from 96 images in our William Roxburgh Collection

Corypha taliera, c 1795 - 1804

Ficus religiosa Willd. (Peepul, pipal, pipul or bo-tree)

Ficus indica (Banyan tree)

Plumeria acuminata

Gossypium herbaceum, Willd. (Cotton)

Nelumbium speciosum, Willd. (Lotus)

Jasminum scandens, Willd

Nymphaea rubra, R

Dillenia speciosa Thunb

Calamus gracilis, c.1800

Wallichia caryotoides, c.1800

Tectona grandis Willd. watercolour on paper

Chestnut rose (Rosa roxburghii), woodblock print and manuscript on paper, 1828

Bambusa balcooa, Roxb. (Bamboo)

Urania speciosa, Willd.(Ravenala madagascariensis, Travellers Palm )

Urania speciosa Willd. (Ravenala madagascariensis, Traveller s

Quercus squamata Roxb

Strychnine Tree, Strychnos nux-vomica

Strychnos potatorum, Willd. (Clearing nut)

Diospyros ebenum, K├Ân. (Ebony)

Rosa glandulifera, R. (White rose)

Senna alata, R

Adansonia digitata, Willd. (Baobab or Upside-down tree)

Gossypium religiosum, Willd. (Nankeen or brown cotton)

Chaulmoogra odorata, R.(Gynocardia odorata)

Calamus viminalis, ca 1800

Trichosanthes heteroclita, R

Garcinia pedunculata, Roxb

Oryza sativa, L. (Rice)

Cyperus alopercuroides, Rottb

Areca catechu, L. (Betelnut, pinang, areca nut)

Asparagus adscendens, R

Asparagus curillis, Buch

Asparagus racemosus, Willd

Dioscorea aculeata, Roxb

Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century)

Dioscorea pentaphylla, Willd

Zingiber officinale, Roscoe (Ginger)

Morus alba, Willd. (White morus)

Celosia cernua Roxb

Jasminum chrysanthemum, R.(Jasmine)

Willughbeia edulis, R

Diospyros melanoxylon, Willd. (Ebony)

Cactus indicus, ca 18th century

Cactus chinensis, R. (Opuntia ficus-indica), 1795-1804

Luffa acutangula Roxb, 1795-1804

Cucumis utilissimus, Roxb

Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century)

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