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Richard Lancake

English botanical illustrator

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About Richard Lancake

Richard Lancake was a scientific illustrator.

Richard Lancake, fl. 1760, was an English botanical illustrator best known for his contributions to Philip Miller's The Gardeners Dictionary.

In 1768 Lancake started a papermaking factory in Paris which soon went bankrupt.

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· Wikipedia: Richard Lancake

· Wikidata: Q53503466

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