Benjamin Maund (1790–1863) was a British

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, bookseller, fellow of the

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(1827) and publisher of the ''Botanic Garden'' and ''The Botanist''. He served on the committee of the ''Worcestershire Natural History Society'' where he started a monthly botanical publication. Starting in 1825, Maund produced ''The Botanic Garden'' from his press at

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in Worcestershire. The 13 volumes of this periodical depicted with great delicacy ornamental flowering plants cultivated in the Royal Gardens and was dedicated to the young

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. Eminent botanical artists such as Augusta Innes Withers, Edwin D. Smith, Mrs. Edward Bury and Maund's own daughter contributed to the work. The work was published by Baldwin, Cradock & Joy of London. A special 'Crown Edition' of the work was also published in which each page depicted a single species rather than four to a page as in the first edition. Each page had a decorative border topped by a crown. Issued as a supplement to ''The Botanic Garden'' were 70 numbered prints under the title of ''The Fruitist''. Each of these was a hand-coloured engraving and description of a particular fruit. Maund and the Rev.

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collaborated in 1837 to produce ''The Botanist'', a botanical journal the goal of which was to educate gardeners. Five volumes of lavish hand-coloured illustrations were issued, Augusta Innes Withers once more being the most important botanical artist to contribute. The plates were engraved by S Watts, Nevitt & Smith.

List of selected works

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Maund, Benjamin (1825
''The Botanic Garden''
- digital facsimile from the

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. Two high-resolution images from this volume can be foun
here
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maund, Benjamin British botanists British printers 19th-century British publishers (people) 1790 births 1863 deaths 19th-century British businesspeople