[Herbarium] Nagtegaal, W. — Herbarium. Various plant families.

[Low Countries], not published, ca. 1940. Folio (35.0 x 23.5 cm). 25 paper sheets with dried plants mounted, and with handwritten texts. In contemporary wrappers with handwritten labels mounted. = A unique ensemble of dried plants, neatly arranged on large sheets, grouped by family. The plants are typical for Northwestern Europe. All text is handwritten in a neat old hand. One section concerns fruits, rather than plants. This one carries the name of the maker/owner, a W. Nagtegaal ("Nightingale" in old Dutch), about whom little else is known. Paper a bit toned; otherwise very good, tmost specimens well-preserved.