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“Consolida” red/yellow. Prints by Basil Besler, from Hortus Eystettensis. Third edition engravings with expert hand colouring. Some with typical text showing through and minor spots. Very good condition.
1713
58 cm x 46 cm unframed
“Horminum” Prints by Basil Besler, from Hortus Eystettensis. Engravings with expert hand colouring. Some with typical text showing through and minor spots. Very good condition.
First Edition. 1613
58 cm x 46 cm unframed
Besler -‘ Syringa flora lacteo’
First Edition, Elcstatt’s Folio 1613.
Engravings with expert hand colouring.
Some with typical text showing through and minor spots.
Very good condition.
1613
‘Mudela-nila-hummatu’
Hortus Indicus Malabaricus
Hendrik Draakestein
The first complete flora from the East Indies. A very fine example of hand coloured copper engraving.
Amsterdam
1686
‘Pal-modecca’
Hortus Indicus Malabaricus
Hendrik Draakestein
The first complete flora from the East Indies. A very fine example of hand coloured copper engraving.
Amsterdam
1686
‘Paeru’
Hortus Indicus Malabaricus
Hendrik Draakestein
The first complete flora from the East Indies. A very fine example of hand coloured copper engraving.
Amsterdam
1686
‘Carim-gola’ Hortus Indicus Malabaricus
Hendrik Draakestein
The first complete flora from the East Indies. A very fine example of hand coloured copper engraving.
Amsterdam
1686
Besler – ‘Lilium purpureum maws Dodenei’
Prints by Basil Besler, from Hortus Eystettensis.
Engravings with expert hand colouring.
Some with typical text showing through and minor spots.
Very good condition.
First Edition. 1613
53 cm x 43 cm unframed
Framed: 89 cm x 74 cm
The British Herbal.
18th Century Hand coloured copper engraving ‘Golden Scalewort’ Page 97 by John Hill.
1785
Stock CGW134470-19.2
“Acoruscumfuoiulo”
Prints by Basil Besler, from Hortus Eystettensis.
First edition, Elcstatt’s folio 1613, and third edtion 1713. Engravings with expert hand, colouring. Some with typical text showing through and minor spots. Very good condition.
1613
Hortus Indicus Malabaricus
Hendrik Draakestein
‘Kaida’
The first complete flora from the East Indies. A very fine example of hand coloured copper engraving.
Amsterdam
1686
62 cm x 75 cm
Donated to the Xavier “Hearts on Fire” Ball 2014
CGW381539-6
Hortus Indicus Malabaricus
Hendrik Draakestein
The first complete flora from the east Indies. A very fine example of hand coloured copper engraving.
Amsterdam
1686
64 cm x 72 cm
“Eryngium”
Prints by Basil Besler, from Hortus Eystettensis.
Engravings with expert hand, colouring. Some with typical text showing through and minor spots. Very good condition.
Third Edition
Stock CGW134473-2-12
Joseph Paxton
Magazine & Botany 1840
Hand coloured botanicals
Three – Brunonia Australis – Epacris Impressa – Mirbelia Floribunda
30 cm x 23 cm
Stock AA1706a
“Faufel Pinas”
A print by Johann Wilhelm Weinman from Phytanthoza Icongraphia
The first botanical work to use colour printed mezzotint successfully. This process was so expensive and labour intensive, the process was not repeated for several decades. One of the finest examples of printed botanical works available.
1736
65 cm x 51 cm
Stock AA1706
“Sandalum”
A print by Johann Wilhelm Weinman from Phytanthoza Icongraphia
The first botanical work to use colour printed mezzotint successfully. This process was so expensive and labour intensive, the process was not repeated for several decades. One of the finest examples of printed botanical works available.
1736
65 cm x 51 cm