Between 1686 and 1709, 453 watercolour on parchment botanical pictures were made of specimens from the renowned Amsterdam Medicus Hortus. The work was commissioned by the Director of the gardens Jan Commelin, who issued one botanical volume before he died and the second was completed by his nephew in 1701.
More than 3/4 of the paintings were made by Jan and Maria Moninckx and the books have always been informally referred to as the Moninckx Atlas. Their work still generates academic study in art and botany. If I've understood the poor translation correctly, Carolus Linnaeus relied heavily on the accuracy of the material in the Moninckx Atlas in compiling his Species Plantarum book in 1753. There appears to be very little background detail in english on the internet. The original title of the volumes: Horti Medici Amstelodamensis Rariorum Plantarum Descriptio et Icones
- 432 plates from the volumes are hosted by Bibliotheek van der Universiteit van Amsterdam (thumbnail page).
- Exhibiton start page translation.
- University of Glasgow Flower Exhibition.
[family crest of Atlas sponsor]
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