Abstract
The scope of the present work is to provide, for the first time, a road map to the contents of Roxburgh’s great illustrated work by means of a systematic enumeration of the species, with a note on the provenance of the material. An introduction is given of Roxburgh’s life and work.
Highlights
Life and workWilliam Roxburgh’s life has been extensively documented by King (1895), Burkill (1965) and Desmond (1992), and most recently by Robinson (2003), but it seems worthwhile giving a summary here
His early life is poorly documented, but he was born in Ayrshire in 1751 and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 1771/1772, where he attended John Hope’s botanical lectures
König’s botanical work impressed the Madras Government enough to allow him to make collections as far afield as Siam and the Straits of Malacca. His health deteriorated rapidly and he died at Tranquebar in 1785 ministered to by Roxburgh himself
Summary
The scope of the present work is to provide, for the first time, a road map to the contents of Roxburgh’s great illustrated work by means of a systematic enumeration of the species, with a note on the prove nance of the material. An introduction is given of Roxburgh’s life and work
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