> [!cite] BHL link: this entry starts at [page 49](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33120180) of TL-2 Vol. I > Author links: [IPNI](https://www.ipni.org/a/216-1) LSID 216-1, [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q947133) QID Q947133 > Support pages: [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]], [[Layout key|layout key]], [[Cite TL-2|cite TL-2]] > [!example] See also [[Andrews, Henry Charles (Suppl.)|second entry]] for this author ### Author Andrews, Henry C. (*fl*. 1799-1830), English botanical painter and engraver. **Abbreviated name**: *Andr.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Andrews*\] #### Herbarium and types Henry Andrews was a botanical painter and engraver. His paintings and drawings were based on living specimens. No herbarium specimens are known to exist. #### Bibliography and biography BB p. 7-8; Barnhart 1: 61; BM 1: 46; DNB 1: 406; Frank p. 5; HU 2: 583 \[index\]; Jackson p. 515 \[index\]; Kew 1: 62; MW p. 708, suppl. p. 6; Plesch p. 126-127; PR 174-178. - Blunt, Art of bot. ill. 209-211. 1950. #### Eponymy *Andreusia* \[sic\] Ventenat (1805). – *Note: Andrewsianthus* Schuster (1961) is dedicated to Albert Leroy Andrews (1878-1962) American bryologist; *Andrewopteris* R. W. Baxter (1975) is dedicated to Henry Nathaniel Andrews jr. (1910-x), q.v. ### Publications ##### n.134. Coloured engravings of heaths **Title** *Coloured engravings of heaths*. The drawings taken from the living plants only. With the appropriate specific character, full description, native place of growth, and time of flowering of each; in Latin and English. Each figure accompanied by accurate dissections of the several parts (magnified where necessary) upon which the specific distinction has been founded, according to the Linnaean system. London (author) \[1794-\] 1802-1809 \[-1830\], 4 vols. Fol. **Abbreviated title**: *Col. engr. heaths*. **Notes** *Vol. 1*: \[i-ix\], *pl. 1-72* with text, indexes \[1\], \[1\]. 1794-1802 \["1802"\]. *Vol. 2*: \[i-v\], *pl. 73-144* id., indexes \[1\], \[1\]. 1802-1805 \["1805"\]. *Vol. 3*: \[i-vii\], *pl. 145-216* id., index \[1\]. 1805-1809 \["1809"\]. *Vol. 4*: \[i-iii\], *pl. 217-288* id., indexes \[1\], \[1\]. 1810-1830 \["1805"\]. Contains 288 hand-coloured engraved plates (etchings according to Dunthorne) by Andrews ("crude and stylised" Blunt). – The book was published in parts of which the dates and contents are unknown. Many plates are dated; the plate numbers are given in the indexes. – Volume 4 is rare. – For collation see Plesch. *Copies*: HU, MO, NY. *Second edition*: "*The Heathery*; or a monograph of the genus Erica: containing coloured engravings with Latin and English descriptions, dissections, etc. of all the known species of that extensive and distinguished tribe of plants. By H. C. Andrews." London (Henry G. Bohn) 1845, 6 vols. Oct. *Copy*: G. – The plates are not dated. *1*: engr. t.p., \[i\]-viii, *pl. 1-50.**3*: \[i-v\], *pl. 101-150.**5*: \[i-iii\], *pl. 201-250.* *2*: \[i-v\], *pl. 51-100.**4*: \[i-iii\], *pl. 151-200.**6*: \[i-iii\], *pl. 251-300.* *Ref*.: BM 1: 46; DU 9; GF p. 47; Jackson p. 131; Kew 1: 62; NI 31; Plesch p. 127; PR 175; IDC 5369. - Sotheby, Cat. Stiftung Bot. 12. 1975 (sold at £ 4,800). ##### n.135. The botanist's repository **Title** *The botanist's repository*, for new, and rare plants. Containing coloured figures of such plants, as have not hitherto appeared in any similar publication; with all their essential characters, botanically arranged, after the sexual system of the celebrated Linnaeus; in English, and Latin. To each description is added, a short history of the plant, as to its time of flowering, culture, native place of growth, when introduced, and by whom. The whole executed by Henry Andrews, author of the coloured engravings of heaths, in folio. London (T. Bensley, for author) 1797 \[-1815\], 10 vols. Qu. (*Bot. repos.*) \[Engraved title-pages:\] Vol. \[1, etc.\] of the Botanists Repository comprising, colour'd engravings of new and rare plants only with botanical descriptions &c. in Latin and English after the Linnaean system. By H. Andrews botanical painter engraver etc. \[Original wrappers, title:\] The Botanist's Repository for new and rare plants only. A work designed to comprise coloured figures of each plant, as have not hitherto been given to the public in any similar publication. **Notes** *Publ*.: The first of the above titles is that of the general, letter press, title-page (often discarded); the second is that appearing on the engraved title-pages of the separate volumes (these were mostly kept by binders); the third appears on the original wrappers (fide GF p. 83). Most plates are dated; these dates can be taken as dates of actual publication. The following is only a summary. *Copies*: BR, G, HU, MO, NY, US. |vol. |part |*plates* |dates | |--- |--- |--- |--- | |1 | |*1-6* |Nov-Dec 1797 | | |*7-42* |Jan-Dec 1798 | | |*43-72* |Jan-Oct 1799 |2 | |*73-78* |Nov-Dec 1799 | | |*79-128* |Jan-Dec 1800 | | |*129-144* |Jan-Mar 1801 |3 | |*145-198* |Apr-Dec 1801 | | |*199-216* |Jan-Mar 1802 |4 | |*217-270* |Apr-Dec 1802 | | |*271-288* |Jan-Mar 1803 |5 | |*289-342* |Apr-Dec 1803 | | |*343-360* |Jan-Mar 1804 |6 | |*361-414* |Apr-Dec 1804| | | |*415-432* |Jan-Mar 1805| |7 | |*433-441* |Dec 1806| | | |*442-467* |Jan-Jun 1807| | |97 |*468-472* |Jul 1807| | |98 |*473-477* |Aug 1807| | |99 |*478-482* |Oct 1807| | |100 |*483-487* |1807| | |101 |*488-492* |Nov 1807| |8 |102 |*493-497* |Dec 1807| | |103 |*498-502* |Feb 1808| | |104 |*503-507* |1808| | |105 |*508-512* |Mar 1808 | |106 |*513-517* |Apr 1808 | |107 |*518-522* |Mai 1808 | |108 |*523-527* |Jun 1808 | |109 |*528-532* |Jul 1808 | |110 |*533-537* |Aug 1808 | |111 |*538-542* |Nov 1808 |9 |112-116 |*543-567* |before Mai 1809 | |117-119 |*568-582* |before Sep 1809 | |120 |*583-586* |Nov 1809| |10 |121-126 |*587-612* |before Sep 1810| | |127 |*613-617* |prob. Dec 1810| | |128-131 |*618-636* |Jun 1811| | |132 |*637-640* |Nov 1811| | |133 |*641-645* |Dec 1811| | |134 |*646-650* |Mar 1812| | |135 |*651-654* |Jul 1812| | |136 |*655-659* |1812| | |137 |*660-664* |1814 or 1815| The hand-coloured engraved plates are all by H. C. Andrews. Dunthorne speaks of "etchings coloured by hand, often printed in blue green ink." The text of the first 5 volumes was probably written by John Kennedy, that for vol. 6 by A. Haworth, vol. 7-10 by George Jackson. Originally issued in parts of 3 plates each (parts 1-34) later of 5 plates each. A second "edition" was published in 10 volumes in 1816, London (T. Cope, for author); actually this is a re-issue with a newly printed title page in vol. 1 (NY). – The volumes are made up by the plates as cited, preceded by the engr. t.p., and followed by indexes and errata (1: \[1\] ind.; 2-4: \[1\] ind., \[1 err.\]; 5: id. plus \[1\] ind. vols. 1-5; 6-9 as 2-4; 10, id. plus \[1\] index vols. 6-10). *Ref*.: BM 1: 209; DU 8; GF p. 83; Jackson p. 471; Langman p. 89; NI 2382; Plesch p. 126-127; PR 174; SK p. clxvi; IDC 5827. - Harms, Notizbl. Berlin 4: 243-245. 1906. - Britten, J. Bot. 54: 236-246. 1916. - Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 17: 422-424. 1941. - Stearn, Gard. Chron. ser. 3. 116: 40. 1944. - Sotheby, Cat. Stiftung Bot. 1: 12. 1975 (sold at £ 1.700). ##### n.136. Recensio plantarum **Title** *Recensio plantarum* hucusquein Repositorio botanicorum depictarum. A review of the plants hitherto figured in the Botanist's Repository, with a translation of the essential and specific characters. Index duplex. London (J. White) 1801. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Recens. pl.* **Notes** *Publ*.: 1801, p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-74, \[index 1-4\]. *Copy*: G. -*Author*: John Bellenden Ker (formerly Gawler). Treats 132 species from the Repository. ##### n.137. Roses **Title** *Roses*: or a monograph of the genus Rosa: containing coloured figures of all the known species and beautiful varieties, drawn, engraved, described and coloured, from the living plants. London (R. Taylor and Co., for author) 1805-1828, 2 vols. Qu. **Abbreviated title**: *Roses*. **Notes** *Publ*.: Tucker gives the following summary of the publication of the 129 illustrations (on 122 plates). The plates are copper engravings, often printed in a blue-green ink. (vol. 1: 1-65; 2: 66-129). The dates in brackets are those of the water-marks. |number |date |number |date |number |date| |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | |1 |n.d. |16 |1806 |31 |drawn 1816| |2 |n.d. |17 |1806 |32 |\[1821\]| |3 |\[1828\] |18 |n.d. |33 |\[1821\]| |4 |after 1811 |19 |1806 |34 |drawn 1810?| |5 |n.d. |20 |1806 |35 |n.d.| |6 |1806 |21 |1805 |36 |\[1817\]| |7 |1806 |22 |n.d. |37 |1805| |8 |\[1824\] |23 |1805 |38 |after 1823| |9 |\[1824\] |24 |1806 |39 |\[1810\]| |10 |n.d. |25 |drawn 1826 |40 |drawn 1808| |11 |1806 |26 |n.d. |41 |after 1820| |12 |drawn 1810 |27 |\[1807\] |42 |n.d.| |13 |1805 |28 |1816? or 1817? |43 |\[1817\]| |14 |1806 |29 |1805 |44 |drawn 1822| |15 |1806 |30 |drawn 1824 |45 |1806| > table continued: |number |date |number |date |number |date| |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- | |46 |1805 |74 |n.d. |102 |1806| |47 |1806 |75 |drawn 1819 |103 |1806| |48 |\[1810\] |76 |drawn 1821 |104 |n.d.| |49 |1805 |77 |\[1810\] |105 |\[1808\]| |50 |1805 |78 |1806 |106 |\[1822\]| |51 |n.d. |79 |drawn 1812 |107 |\[1825\]| |52 |1806 |80 |drawn 1812 |108 |drawn 1827| |53 |1806 |81 |after 1815 |109 |n.d.| |54 |1806 |82 |drawn 1823 |110 |\[1809\]| |55 |\[1826\] |83 |\[1805\] |111 |1805| |56 |1806 |84 |drawn 1822 |112 |\[1821\]| |57 |after 1816 |85 |\[1826\] |113 |\[1821\]| |58 |drawn 1810 |86 |\[1826\] |114 |drawn 1809| |59 |1805 |87 |drawn 1827 |115 |drawn 1810| |60 |1806 |88 |1806 |116 |1817| |61 |\[1824\] |89 |n.d. |117 |1806| |62 |\[1824\] |90 |\[1804\] |118 |1824| |63 |1806 |91 |n.d. |119 |n.d.| |64 |1805 |92 |1809 |120 |after 1817| |65 |drawn 1815? |93 |1805 |121 |1806| |66 |1805 |94 |1805 |122 |\[1804\]| |67 |n.d. |95 |\[1828\] |123 |n.d.| |68 |\[1805\] |96 |drawn 1822 |124 |1806| |69 |after 1816 |97 |n.d. |125 |n.d.| |70 |\[1817\] |98 |drawn 1826? |126 |\[1817\]| |71 |\[1817\] |99 |n.d. |127 |\[1817\]| |72 |1806 |100 |\[1817\] |128 |1822| |73 |after 1826 |101 |1860 \[sic\], 1806 |129 |\[1807\]| *Copy*: HU (t.p., ind. \[1\], *71 pl.*). *Ref*.: BM 1: 46; GF p. 47; Jackson p. 142; Kew 1: 62; NI 34; PR 178. - Tucker, J. Arnold Arb. 18: 258-260. 1937. ##### n.138. Geraniums **Title** *Geraniums*: or a monograph of the genus Geranium: containing coloured figures of all the known species and numerous beautiful varieties, drawn, engraved, described, and coloured, from the living plants. By H. C. Andrews, author of The botanist's repository, Coloured engravings of heaths, etc. London (R. Taylor and Co., for author) 1805\[-1806\], 2 vols. **Abbreviated title**: *Geraniums*. **Notes** *Publ*.: 1805-1806 (some plates dated 1806; t.p.'s dated 1805). The mostly undated 124 plates are not numbered and bound in alphabetical order in each volume. Complete copies are rare. For a collation see Plesch. NY copy: 1: \[i-iii\], *pl*. \[*1-63*\], \[1, index\]; 2: \[i\], *pl*. \[*64*-*124*\], \[1, ind.\]. All plates accompanied by text. HU copy: *88pl*. *Ref*.: BM 1: 46; DU 11; Jackson p. 132; Kew 1: 62; NI 32; Plesch p. 127; PR 177; IDC 7375. - Sotheby, Cat. Stiftung Bot. 1: 14. 1975 (sold at £ 2.200).