Robert Pocock's Handwriting
The Robert Pocock Herbarium Project was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and supported by the Kent Wildlife Trust and the Natural History Museum. Its aim was to search the Natural History Museum herbaria to find the c240 plant specimens collected by Robert Pocock of Gravesend in the early 19th century. The aims also included making and exhibiting images of this unique record of Kent's botanical heritage, giving talks to local people on this subject and creating a website detailing all available information. The Project began in September 2013 and is on-going.
Studying examples of Robert Pocock's handwriting helped us to identify his herbarium specimens from the labels.
Robert Pocock's Handwriting
The Robert Pocock Herbarium Project was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and supported by the Kent Wildlife Trust and the Natural History Museum. Its aim was to search the Natural History Museum herbaria to find the c240 plant specimens collected by Robert Pocock of Gravesend in the early 19th century. The aims also included making and exhibiting images of this unique record of Kent's botanical heritage, giving talks to local people on this subject and creating a website detailing all available information. The Project began in September 2013 and is on-going.
Studying examples of Robert Pocock's handwriting helped us to identify his herbarium specimens from the labels.