Hull Botanic Garden Company Limited - England 1877

Beautifully engraved certificate from the Hull Botanic Garden Company Limited issued in 1881. This historic document has a decorative panel on the left side with the company's name on top center. This item has the signatures of the Company's Directors and Secretary and is over 125 years old.






Decorative panel on left

Very few shares of botanic gardens are known - this is the only one from Britain. Hull is a major seaport and fishing port on the east coast of England, with strong links to Scandinavia

Peter William Watson (1761-1830) was a British botanist and tradesman of Hull. He founded the Hull botanic garden in 1812