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'Around 1870, Ferdinand von Mueller, the greatest Australian botanist of the nineteenth century, began to advertise in several newspapers across Australia for 'lady' plant collectors. This was at a time when women typically had little recourse to science, or contact with men outside their circle of friends, making Mueller's network of ladies quite extraordinary. Collecting Ladies profiles 14 of Mueller's coterie of women collectors. Included are Fanny Charsley, Louisa Atkinson, Annie Walker and Ellis Rowan for whom Mueller made time to assist in pursuit of their own passions. He identified the plants they painted and provided letters of introduction to publishers and scientists. Together, these ladies produced some of the most beautiful books and botanical art to come out of Australia in the nineteenth century, covering all the Australian colonies. ' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: National Library of Australia , 2013 .
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      Extent: x, 237 p.p.
      Description: illus. (some col.) ports.
      Note/s:
      • Published: March 2013
      • Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-211), list of illustrations (pages 212-227) and index.
      ISBN: 9780642277534 (pbk.) :

Works about this Work

Collecting Ladies: Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists by Penny Olsen Arthur Lucas , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 8 no. 5 2014;

— Review of Collecting Ladies : Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists Penny Olsen , 2013 single work biography
Adornments Simon Caterson , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 353 2013;

— Review of Collecting Ladies : Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists Penny Olsen , 2013 single work biography
Ladies Bloom for Botanist Blanche Clark , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 29-30 June 2013; (p. 20-21)

— Review of Collecting Ladies : Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists Penny Olsen , 2013 single work biography
[Review] Collecting Ladies : Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists Dianne Dempsey , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 May 2013; (p. 32)

— Review of Collecting Ladies : Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists Penny Olsen , 2013 single work biography
Womens Place in Natural History Robert Willson , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 May 2013; (p. 23)

— Review of Collecting Ladies : Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists Penny Olsen , 2013 single work biography
Womens Place in Natural History Robert Willson , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 May 2013; (p. 23)

— Review of Collecting Ladies : Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists Penny Olsen , 2013 single work biography
[Review] Collecting Ladies : Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists Dianne Dempsey , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 May 2013; (p. 32)

— Review of Collecting Ladies : Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists Penny Olsen , 2013 single work biography
Ladies Bloom for Botanist Blanche Clark , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 29-30 June 2013; (p. 20-21)

— Review of Collecting Ladies : Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists Penny Olsen , 2013 single work biography
Adornments Simon Caterson , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 353 2013;

— Review of Collecting Ladies : Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists Penny Olsen , 2013 single work biography
Collecting Ladies: Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists by Penny Olsen Arthur Lucas , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 8 no. 5 2014;

— Review of Collecting Ladies : Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists Penny Olsen , 2013 single work biography
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  • ca. 1870
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