Maria Elizabeth Holland
Maria Elizabeth Holland (1836 - 1878) was a South African 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
She was the eldest of fourteen children and was married to John Holland of Port Elizabeth. Her grandfather was Jacob Glen Cuyler.
Career
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]
Cyrtorchis arcuata from Thesaurus capensis
Microloma lineare from Thesaurus capensis
References
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- 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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