Title

Information board, David Douglas Memorial, Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

Caption

Information board, David Douglas Memorial, Scone, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Born in Scone, Douglas (1799-1834) was a Scottish botanist who undertook a plant-finding expedition in the Pacific Northwest of North America in 1824 on behalf of the Royal Horticultural Society. He introduced some 240 species to Britain, including the Douglas Fir that is named after him.

Date

1947

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Peter Thompson

Reference

HRM19D68_256

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (1,9Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5120 x 3413 (300dpi)

Keywords

job architecture country exploration science monument memorial occupation British color colour Scotland location SCOTTISH century Britain profession explorer tribute concept botany botanist scone 19th century Information Board nineteenth century Scots PETER THOMPSON Perth and Kinross TGN David photograph Peter Thompson plant hunter Thompson Peter PTM Douglas David Douglas David Douglas photograph