Person

Barrett, Harcourt (1838 - 1904)

Born
1838
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died
1904
Occupation
Botanical artist and Lithographer

Summary

H. Barrett was a botanical lithographer who was active in the 1880s. Barrett worked with artist Rosa Fiveash (1854-1938) on John Ednie Brown's "The Forest Flora of South Australia" between 1882 and 1890, containing some very detailed, coloured lithographic plates of eucalypts.

Published resources

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Books

  • Brown, John Ednie, The forest flora of South Australia (Adelaide: Government Printer, 1882), 94 pp. http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-vn2282454. Details
  • Wrigley, J.; and Fagg, M., Eucalypts: a Celebration (Crows Nest Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2010), 344 pp. Details

Resources

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