Category:North American Sylva

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This category contains illustrations from The North American Sylva, or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia. Considered particularly with respect to their use in the Arts, and their introduction into Commerce; to which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees. Illustrated by 156 coloured envravings. Translated from the French of F. Andrew Michaux....

Written by François André Michaux
Translated from French to English by Augustus Lucas Hillhouse
Published and printed by C. D'Hautel, Paris, 1819.
Color stipple engravings by Bessin, Gabriel, and Renard (with added hand color).
From botanical illustrations by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Henri-Joseph Redouté and Pancrace Bessa.

As nearly as possible, these files are named using the currently accepted species names of the illustrated trees, which for various reasons do not necessarily match those printed on the illustrations.

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