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Maria Elizabeth Holland

Maria Elizabeth Holland (24 April 1836 — 15 January 1878) was a Cape Colony botanical artist and plant collector.

Early life She was the eldest of fourteen children and was married to John Holland of Port Elizabeth. Her grandfather was Jacob Glen Cuyler.

Career She contributed to volume I (1860) of William Henry Harvey's Thesaurus capensis, and received praise from Harvey for her "well-executed outline drawings".

References Notes

Sources

External links Biography of Maria Elizabeth Holland at the S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science Collection of Drawings of South African Plants, Holland collection

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  • Cuyler family
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