Edward Hitchcock classroom lecture notes, "Cupressus - Cypress"

Item Information

Title:
Edward Hitchcock classroom lecture notes, "Cupressus - Cypress"
Description:
Botany lecture notes by Edward Hitchcock discussing specific families, genera, and species of plants, along with descriptions of these plants, where they grow or are cultivated, and their uses. Some of the plants considered are palms, cypresses, and pines. Hitchcock additionally discusses the life of botanist Joseph Dombey in depth, and lists other distinguished botanists along with some information about their lives and works.
Creator:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
[1826–1855]
Format:
Manuscripts
Genre:
Lecture notes
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 10 Folder 2 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Botany--Study and teaching (Higher)--Massachusetts--Amherst
Botanists--Study and teaching (Higher)--Massachusetts--Amherst
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampshire (county) > Amherst
Extent:
1 item (28 pages) ; 26 cm
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:279090
Terms of Use:
Public Domain: This material has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found.
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Language:
English
Notes (date):
The notes are undated. Dates provided are taken from the dates of the series.
This date is inferred.