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[[Image:Hartecamp.JPG|right|thumb|View of Hartekamp from the Herenweg, the road from Haarlem to Leiden that leads along 17th and 18th century summer homes.]] |
[[Image:Hartecamp.JPG|right|thumb|View of Hartekamp from the Herenweg, the road from Haarlem to Leiden that leads along 17th and 18th century summer homes.]] |
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[[Image:Hartekamp.JPG|right|thumb|View of Hartekamp from the 'Leidse trekvaart' or Leiden-Haarlem canal.]] |
[[Image:Hartekamp.JPG|right|thumb|View of Hartekamp from the 'Leidse trekvaart' or Leiden-Haarlem canal.]] |
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Hartekamp, [[Heemstede]] summer home of [[George Clifford III|George Clifford]] on the [[Bennebroek]] border, who hired [[Linnaeus]] in [[1737]] to write his '[[Hortus Cliffortianus]]', a detailed description of the gardens of Hartecamp. The house was expanded with wings on either side after it left the Clifford family. The Clifford banking dynasty went bankrupt in 1788. The original editions of the Hortus Cliffortianus and other works of Linnaeus that were written there 'Musea Cliffortiana', 'florens Hartekampi', and 'prope Harlemum' were sold at auction to generate funds for the Clifford estate. |
Hartekamp, [[Heemstede]] summer home of [[George Clifford III|George Clifford]] on the [[Bennebroek]] border, who hired [[Linnaeus]] in [[1737]] to write his '[[Hortus Cliffortianus]]', a detailed description of the gardens of Hartecamp, [[Netherlands]]. The house was expanded with wings on either side after it left the Clifford family. The Clifford banking dynasty went bankrupt in 1788. The original editions of the Hortus Cliffortianus and other works of Linnaeus that were written there 'Musea Cliffortiana', 'florens Hartekampi', and 'prope Harlemum' were sold at auction to generate funds for the Clifford estate. |
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At the time of Linnaeus' inventory, the garden had 1251 living plant species in the greenhouses, gardens and woods. A recent inventory in 2006 revealed 250 living species today that are all wild remains of the anciant garden. |
At the time of Linnaeus' inventory, the garden had 1251 living plant species in the greenhouses, gardens and woods. A recent inventory in 2006 revealed 250 living species today that are all wild remains of the anciant garden. |
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*Linnaeus in de tuin van Clifford, publication of the Heemstede Historical Society 2007 |
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[[Category:Botanical gardens in the Netherlands]] |
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[[Category:Parks in the Netherlands]] |
[[Category:Parks in the Netherlands]] |
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Revision as of 12:19, 22 January 2008
Hartekamp, Heemstede summer home of George Clifford on the Bennebroek border, who hired Linnaeus in 1737 to write his 'Hortus Cliffortianus', a detailed description of the gardens of Hartecamp, Netherlands. The house was expanded with wings on either side after it left the Clifford family. The Clifford banking dynasty went bankrupt in 1788. The original editions of the Hortus Cliffortianus and other works of Linnaeus that were written there 'Musea Cliffortiana', 'florens Hartekampi', and 'prope Harlemum' were sold at auction to generate funds for the Clifford estate.
At the time of Linnaeus' inventory, the garden had 1251 living plant species in the greenhouses, gardens and woods. A recent inventory in 2006 revealed 250 living species today that are all wild remains of the anciant garden.
52°19′43″N 4°35′50″E / 52.32861°N 4.59722°E
- Linnaeus in de tuin van Clifford, publication of the Heemstede Historical Society 2007