botanical: (Lathyrus maritimus)

Description

Drawing depicting: botanical: (Lathyrus maritimus), Botanical painting, very finished; at lower left corner of sheet: ""Sea pea" Lathyrus maritimus / Feby 22--63 Harper Crewe." A small sheet (10 x 11 cm) pinned to the upper lright corner (now removed) carries an anecdote about the source of the plant. The paper was folded to make a diamond shape and addressed on the reverse to "J. Gould Esq." The Rev. Henry Harpur Crewe was a subscriber and a correspondent of Gould's.