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| Birth | 24 April 1836, Uitenhage | |
| Death | 15 January 1878 (aged 41 years) | |
| Star sign | Taurus |
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Biography
Maria Elizabeth Holland (1836 - 1878) was a South African botanical artist and plant collector.
Early life
She was the eldest of fourteen children and was married to John Holland of Port Elizabeth. Her grandfather was Jacob Glen Cuyler.
Career
She contributed to volume I (1860) of William Henry Harvey's Thesaurus capensis, and received praise from Harvey for her "well-executed outline drawings".
Cyrtorchis arcuata from Thesaurus capensis
Microloma lineare from Thesaurus capensis