Portrait of Peter Collinson (1694-1768) cowboys most probably boatyards

most probably boatyards

Map of the City of London and City of Westminster in c1600

Countess of Huntingdon

This was a project jointly funded by Britain and America

by Sir John Frederick William Herschel

Portrait of Peter Collinson (1694-1768) cowboys most probably boatyardsHalf length portrait of Collinson within a draped oval. In the foreground are (left) a book opened at the plate of a flower labelled 'Collinsonia' with specimens of shells; with (right) a plant specimen and scattered volumes labelled 'Nat Hist'. Inscribed: 'PETER COLLINSON. FRS. SAS: ACAD. REG. BEROL: et SVEC. SOC: Aeta: LXXV. J. Miller [active 1769 1825] Sculp:'. Peter Collinson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1728. Original: engraving.