The Botanical Wall Chart

A stunning collection of botanical wall charts from around the world, ideal for naturalists, botanists, scientists and all plant-lovers.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Europe was enjoying a golden age of botanical illustration, naturalists were exploring the globe and there was a clamour for knowledge of the natural world. Intellectual curiosity was no longer limited to the few; education was now considered a right afforded to all in classrooms across the continent. And thus the botanical wall chart - a synthesis of art, science and education - was born.

Wall Flower documents this extraordinary convergence of disciplines with a collection of wall charts from all over the globe, each accompanied by expert text explaining its historical and botanical contexts.

Put together by botanist Anna Laurent, this is a book that will delight and fascinate all with an interest in the natural world.