Original drawings for The North American sylva
By: vol. 4-6 authored by Thomas Nuttall
Published: 1842
Language: eng
Number of pages: 58
Notes: Original drawings for The North American sylva annotated by Nuttall and others with plant identifications and instructions to illustrators.

Includes a brief biographical sketch of Thomas Nuttall (1 p.).

Plates 2, 47, and 100 are signed "W. Gambel."

Plates are numbered from 1 through 108.

Typed notes, signed "EDB [Elizabeth Dean Bennett], Jan. 24, 1928, " that compare the drawings to the published plates are attached to plates 1, 10, 12, 13, 37, 40, 41, 45, 47, 67, 100, and 108.

Includes folded packet with two dried leaves.

Includes a typescript index (3 p.).