British Forest Trees Bookmark
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£2.50
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Elm, beech, ash, oak, Scotch fir, weeping willow, horse chestnut — each drawn in full and neatly labelled with its common and Latin name, in the way that Victorian children were expected to learn them.
The plate comes from The Boy's Own Paper, the enormously popular British weekly launched in 1879 and published for the best part of a century. Alongside adventure serials and instructions for making things, it carried illustrated natural history of exactly this kind: informative, beautifully drawn, and quietly confident that a boy ought to be able to name a tree at a hundred paces. It's a charming reminder of a time when identification was a skill you acquired rather than an app you opened.
At 48 × 162mm with a green ribbon marker, it lies flat in any book. A thoughtful small gift for a walker, a woodland lover, a nature-writing reader — and particularly good here in Kent, where the Blean's ancient woodland is on the doorstep.
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Key features
- British forest trees plate from The Boy's Own Paper
- Ten labelled species with common and Latin names, in Victorian illustration style
- Green ribbon marker
- 48mm × 162mm
- Museums & Galleries, the British art-stationery publisher behind the V&A, Tate, Natural History Museum and British Museum ranges
- Flat enough to post inside a greetings card
- Perfect for walkers, woodland and nature lovers, gardeners and vintage-print fans
FAQ
- What is The Boy's Own Paper? A hugely popular British weekly for boys, first published in 1879 and running for the best part of a century, mixing adventure stories with practical instruction and illustrated natural history.
- What does the design show? A plate of British forest trees, each labelled with its common and Latin name.
- What colour is the ribbon? Green.
- What size is the bookmark? 48mm wide by 162mm tall.
- Is it suitable as a gift? Yes — a lovely small gift on its own, and light enough to post inside a card.