Frederick Polydore Nodder
Bruguiera gymnorhiza (Mangrove)
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Animal illustration for George Shaw
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Frederick Polydore Nodder (about 1770 to about 1800) was an English plant - and animal - Illustrator , from whose hand important works for the early natural history of Australia originate.
He illustrated George Shaw's periodical The Naturalist's Miscellany and worked with Joseph Banks Banks' Florilegium for which he adapted most of Sydney Parkinson's Australian plant drawings in prints. Also known are Nodder's drawings and prints of Australian birds and butterflies for the Science Department of the National Museum of Ireland.
Web links
Commons : Frederick Polydore Nodder - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Reptiles & Amphibians Shaw & Nodder Prints at George Glazer Gallery ( Memento from January 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive ).
- The Endeavor Botanical Illustrations at Natural History Museum.
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| SURNAME | Nodder, Frederick Polydore |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English plant and animal illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1770 |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1800 |