Maria Elizabeth Holland | |
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Born | Maria Elizabeth Armstrong 24 April 1836 |
Died | 15 January 1878 | (aged 41)
Known for | contributions to Thesaurus capensis |
Maria Elizabeth Holland (24 April 1836 — 15 January 1878) was a Cape Colony botanical artist and plant collector.
She was the eldest of fourteen children and was married to John Holland of Port Elizabeth. Her grandfather was Jacob Glen Cuyler.
She contributed to volume I (1860) of William Henry Harvey's Thesaurus capensis, [1] and received praise from Harvey for her "well-executed outline drawings". [2]