Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute

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Accession Number: 5196.008
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus lateralis''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

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Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Signature: JB. (b.l.)
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Notes: See pl. 71 fig. 2 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.009
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus flabellatus, A. candidus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

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Notes: See pl. 72 fig. 2 and pl. 39 D in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.010
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus betulinus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 72 fig. 1 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.011
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus planus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

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Notes: See pl. 72 fig. 3 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.012
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Agaricus quercinus''
Taxon:

Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae

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Notes: See pl. 73 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.013
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus squamosus''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Medium: watercolor, pencil, ink
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Notes: See pl. 77 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.014
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus sp.''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Medium: watercolor, pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: 2 volume work with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.015
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus squamosus var.''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

Description:
Medium: pencil
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 77 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.016
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus lachrymans''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Notes: See pl. 167 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.017
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus albus''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Notes: See pl. 78 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.018
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title:
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor
Support: paper
Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: 2 volume work with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.019
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus betulinus''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor, ink
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Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 159 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.020
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus hispidus''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Notes: See pl. 133 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.021
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus hepaticus''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Notes: See pl. 79 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.022
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus suberosus''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Notes: See pl. 162 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.023
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus elegans''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: See pl. 76 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.024
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus hetroclitus''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Signature: J Bolton (b.r.)
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Notes: See pl. 164 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.025
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus resupinatus''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Notes: See pl. 165 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.026
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus proteus''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Notes: See pl. 166 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.027
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus proteus var.''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Medium: watercolor, monochrome wash
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Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
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Notes: 2 volume work with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.028
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus versicolar''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Notes: See pl. 81 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.029
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus calceolus''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

Description:
Medium: watercolor. ink
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Notes: See pl. 168 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.030
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus calceolus, B. subtomentosus''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Notes: See pl. 87 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.032
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus bovinus''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Notes: See pl. 85 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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Accession Number: 5196.033
Artist Name: Bolton, James
Life Span: (1735-1799)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Credit: Image courtesy Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Title: ''Boletus procerus''
Taxon:

Boletus Linnaeus, Fungi, Boletaceae

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Notes: See pl. 86 in Bolton, An history of fungusses growing about Halifax, 1788-1791. Sketches bound in 2 volumes with title-page, “The primary sketches from Nature. To Boltons History of Fungusses, in two Hundred & Twenty Nine Drawings. All Drawn from Nature and mostly coloured. The Drawings are numbered and named, and I have given the first Draught for an Index.”
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