Maria Elizabeth Holland (1836 - 1878) was a South African

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and plant collector.

Early life

She was the eldest of fourteen children and was married to John Holland of

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. Her grandfather was

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Career

She contributed to volume I (1860) of

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's ''Thesaurus capensis'', and received praise from Harvey for her "well-executed outline drawings". Cyrtorchis arcuata00

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Collection of Drawings of South African Plants, Holland collection
1836 births 1878 deaths 19th-century South African botanists South African women botanists Botanical illustrators 19th-century South African women scientists Cuyler family Schuyler family {{botanist-stub