Preliminary Project For The Botanical Garden Of The University Of Coimbra — Manuel Alves Macomboa

Preliminary project for the Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra


Manuel Alves Macomboa (1815)

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This drawing, a preliminary project for the Botanical Garden of the University of Coimbra, is signed by Manuel Alves Macomboa and dated 1791. In the inscription, the author states that the drawing shows