Cooke, George (1781-1834)

Cooke, a prolific topographical and botanical engraver in London, worked with George Loddiges on the plates for the London-published The Botanical Cabinet, which illustrated newly introduced plants from around the world.

References: A.M.Coates The Treasury of Flowers (1975); W.Blunt & W.T.Stearn The Art of Botanical Illustration 2^nd edn (1994); H.Hewson Australia - 300 Years of Botanical Illustration (1999)

Source: George, Alex (2011) A Banksia Album – two hundred years of botanical art, National Library of Australia, Canberra