James Sowerby (naturalist)

James Sowerby (1757–1822), English naturalist, botanist, and botanical illustrator.

Father of George Brettingham Sowerby I, James de Carle Sowerby and Charles Edward Sowerby, grandfather of George Brettingham Sowerby II, James Sowerby and John Edward Sowerby, great-grandfather of George Brettingham Sowerby III, and great-great grandfather of Arthur de Carle Sowerby.

IPNI standard form: Sowerby

Taxon names authored

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6 taxon names authored by James Sowerby (naturalist)

Publications

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1790

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1790–1792. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 1. pl. 1–72. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

1792

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1792–1793. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 2. pl. 73–138, London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

1793

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1793–1794. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 3. pl. 139–210. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Smith, J.E. 1793-1795. A specimen of the botany of New Holland. Published and illustrated by James Sowerby. Reference page.

1794

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1794–1795. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 4. pl. 211–282. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

1795

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1795–1796. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 5. pl. 283–354. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

1796

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1796–1797. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 6. pl. 355–426. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

1797

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1797–1798. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 7. pl. 427–504. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

1798

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1798–1799. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 8. pl. 505–576. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

1799

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1799. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 9. pl. 577–648. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

1800

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1799–1800. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 10. pl. 649–720. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1800. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 11. pl. 721–790. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

1801

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1800–1801. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 12. pl. 791–870. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1801. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 13. pl. 871–936. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1801–1802. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 14. pl. 937–1008. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

1802

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1802. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 15. pl. 1009–1080. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1802–1803. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 16. pl. 1081–1152. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

1803

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1803. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 17. pl. 1153–1224. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1803–1804. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 18. pl. 1225–1296. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

1804

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1804. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 19. pl. [1297–1368. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.
Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1804–1805. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 20. pl. 1369–1440. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

1806

Sowerby, J. 1806. The British miscellany; or, Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects : many not before ascertained to be inhabitants of the British Isles: and chiefly in the possession of the author, James Sowerby. Volume 1-2. R. Taylor & Co.: London. 136 pp., 76 plates. BHL Reference page.

1808

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1810. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 26.: 1801–1872. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital HathiTrust Reference page.
Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1808. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 27. pl. 1873–1944. London: R. Taylor & co. BibDigital Reference page.

1809

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1809. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 29.: tabs. 2017–2088. London: R. Taylor & co. Biblioteca Digital HathiTrust Reference page.

1811

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1811. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 32. London: R. Taylor & co. HathiTrust Reference page.

1812

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1812. English Botany; or, coloured figures of british plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. 33: nos. 2305–2376. Mattick Rec.# 33494 – Recent Literature on Lichens HathiTrust Reference page.
Sowerby, J. 1812-1815. The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth. Vol. 1. London. BHL Reference page.

1813

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1813. English Botany; or, coloured figures of British plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 35. London: R. Taylor & co. Hathitrust Reference page.

1814

Smith, J.E. & Sowerby, J. 1814. English Botany; or, coloured figures of British plants, with their essential characters, synonyms, and places of growth: to which will be added, occasional remarks. Vol. 36. London: R. Taylor & co. Hathitrust Reference page.

1815

Sowerby, J. 1815-1818. The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth. Vol. 2. London. BHL Reference page.

1818

Sowerby, J. 1818-1821. The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth. Vol. 3. London. BHL Reference page.

1821

Sowerby, J. & Sowerby, J.D.C. 1821-1823. The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth. Vol. 4. London. BHL Reference page.