Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute

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Accession Number: 6331.1963
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: attributed to Echeverría y Godoy, Atanasio ?
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
Nationality:
Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Alisma verticillata''
Taxon:

Alismaceae

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Medium: watercolor
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Dimensions (cm): 21.5 x 15.75
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Notes: ''Nutka.'' From Nootka folder. On sketch paper. "The illustration, evidently the work of the artist Echeverría and probably made during this trip to the Pacific Northwest with Mociño in 1792." according to Rogers McVaugh, Botanical Results of the Sessé & Mociño Expedition (1787–1803): VII. A Guide to Relevant Scientific Names of Plants (Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, 2000, p. 49.
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Accession Number: 6331.1964
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Echeverría y Godoy, Atanasio
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
Nationality:
Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Mitella -- Mitella alternifolia''
Taxon:

Saxifragaceae

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Notes: ''Nutka.'' From Nootka folder. On sketch paper.
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Accession Number: 6331.1965
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Echeverría y Godoy, Atanasio
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
Nationality:
Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Spiraea -- Spiraea opulifolia''
Taxon:

Rosaceae

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Notes: ''Nutka.'' From Nootka folder. On sketch paper.
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Accession Number: 6331.1966
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Rubus? -- Rubus notkanus''
Taxon:

Rubus nutkanus Ser., Rosaceae

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Notes: ''Notka.'' From Nootka folder. On sketch paper.
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Accession Number: 6331.1967
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Echeverría y Godoy, Atanasio
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Medeola? -- Medeola notkana''
Taxon:

Liliaceae

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Notes: From Nootka folder. On sketch paper.
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Accession Number: 6331.1968
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Echeverría y Godoy, Atanasio
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
Nationality:
Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Orobanche? cytinoides''
Taxon:

Orobanchaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 30 x 21
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Notes: ''Notka.'' From Nootka folder. On sketch paper.
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Accession Number: 6331.1969
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: possibly by Echeverría y Godoy, Atanasio
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Chelidonium multifidium''
Taxon:

Eschscholzia californica Chamisso subsp. californica, Papaveraceae

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Notes: ''Notka.'' From Nootka folder. On sketch paper. "The original was presumably painted by Echeverría somewhere near the coast of California, in the course of Mociño's expedition to Nutka in 1792." according to Rogers McVaugh, Botanical Results of the Sessé & Mociño Expedition (1787–1803): VII. A Guide to Relevant Scientific Names of Plants (Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, 2000, p. 427.
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Accession Number: 6331.1970
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO:Echeverría y Godoy, Atanasio
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
Nationality:
Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Mimulus notkanus''
Taxon:

Mimulus Linnaeus, Scrophulariaceae

Description:
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Dimensions (cm): 29.5 x 20.5
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Notes: ''Notka.'' From Nootka folder. On sketch paper.
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Accession Number: 6331.1971
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Echeverría y Godoy, Atanasio
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cerastium stellarioides''
Taxon:

Cerastium stellarioides Seringe, Caryophyllaceae

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Notes: ''Notka.'' From Nootka folder. On sketch paper.
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Accession Number: 6331.1972
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Conocarpus racemosa -- Avicennia nitida -- Spiranthera -- Chilillo -- Teucrium -- Hypocratea volubilis -- L[?]trosas -- Lisianthus -- Tabernaemontana -- Capparis''
Taxon:

Apocynaceae
Capparis, Capparidaceae
Combretaceae
Dicotyledoneae
Gentianaceae
Poaceae alt. Gramineae
Heteranthera dubia MacMill., Pontederiaceae
Hippocratea volubilis L., Hippocrateaceae
Lycium, Solanaceae
Teucrium, Lamiaceae alt. Labiatae
Thevetia ahouai L., Apocynaceae
Verbenaceae

Description: with two insects
Medium: watercolor
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Dimensions (cm): 24 x 35
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Notes: Includes artist's notes. On sketch paper.
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Accession Number: 6331.1973
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Besleria''
Taxon:

Bellucia grossularioides (L.) Triana, Melastomataceae
Dicotyledoneae
Drymonia strigosa (Oerst.) Wiehl., Gesneriaceae
Guatteria, Annonaceae
Guzmania ?, Bromeliaceae
Pitcairnia ?, Bromeliaceae
Sobralia macrantha Lindl. ?, Orchidaceae

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Notes: Double page. Includes artist's notes.
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Accession Number: 6331.1974
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Xuarezia? -- Xuaresia biflora fl. p.''
Taxon:

Scrophulariaceae

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Notes: On sketch paper.
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Accession Number: 6331.1975
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cephaelis elata Swartz -- F. Fom. -- Cephaelis cyanocarpa -- Hibiscus virginicus -- Eriocaulon anceps -- Melastoma''
Taxon:

Eriocaulon, Eriocaulaceae
Hibiscus uncinellus DC., Malvaceae
Miconia racemosa (Aubl.) DC. ?, Melastomataceae
Psychotria poeppigiana M. Arg., Rubiaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1976
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cordia {gerascanthus} sebestina -- Cordia dodecandra''
Taxon:

Cordia, Boraginaceae [[ Cordia crispiflora DC., Boraginaceae [[ Cordia dodecandra DC., Boraginaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1977
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cordia {Dodecandria} -- Coccoloba uvifera -- Carolinea princeps? -- Carolinea. Foliis octonatis''
Taxon:

Coccoloba, Polygonaceae
Cordia?, Boraginaceae
Cordia dodecandra DC., Boraginaceae
Pachira aquatica Aubl., Bombacaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1978
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Hirtella americana? -- Hirtella octandra
Taxon:

Hirtella racemosa Lam. var. hexandra (Willd. ex R. et S.) Prance, Rosaceae

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Dimensions (cm): 31 x 22
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Accession Number: 6331.1979
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Polygala trichosperma -- Clytoria [sic] -- Ruyschia {clusiaefolia [?]} mucronata -- Epidenduz''
Taxon:

Clitoria ternatea L. ?, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
Oncidium, Orchidaceae
Polygala, Polygalaceae
Ruyschia enervia Lundell, Marcgraviaceae

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Notes: Includes artist's note. On sketch paper.
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Accession Number: 6331.1980
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Hillia tetrandra Swartz -- Hillia tuxtlensis''
Taxon:

Hillia tetandra Sw., Rubiaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1981
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Plukenetia volub[ilis] -- Plukenetia integrifolia''
Taxon:

Plukenetia penninervia Muell. Arg., Euphorbiaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1982
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Theobroma cacao''
Taxon:

Theobroma cacao L., Sterculiaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1983
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Ononis coningasa -- Cassia diphylla''
Taxon:

Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae

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Accession Number: 6331.1984
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Tetracera erecta''
Taxon:

Tetracera erecta DC., Dilleniaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1985
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cuphea -- Cuphea tuxtlensis''
Taxon:

Cuphea racemosa (L.f.) Spreng., Lythraceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1986
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cocoloba uebifera -- Coccoloba uvifera''
Taxon:

Polygonaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1987
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Pontederia unifolia''
Taxon:

Pontederiaceae

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