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Gum Trees by Sandy Bay

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Date

27th April 1806

Artist

William John Burchell (1781-1863)

Collection

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew : William Burchell's Drawings of St. Helena

Acknowledgements

Digitised by TWW

Description

These trees are copied from Nature, branch by branch. The moss hanging from their branches is Lichen usnea. The wall shows the ordinary way of fencing by laying loose stones without mortar. The Gum wood makes a delightful fire.
Saint Helena Journal 1806-1810.

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image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

Location

Sandy Bay, St. Helena, St Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Country

St Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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Flora
Plants
Trees

Category

Glossary
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