A hand-coloured copperplate  alpine flower engraving entitled ,

SAUSSUREA ALPINA

Snow Lotus or Alpine Sow-wort
 

Drawn and engraved for

" British Phaenogamous Botany or Figures and Descriptions of British Flowering Plants",

by William Baxter

Curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden

published 1842

These fine, vibrant engravings, known for their fine details and delicate colouring , are highly desirable, superbly decorative & quite rare, so they are considered very collectible.

Fine condition save for light staining to right hand margin. Credited & dated ( 1842) within the plate. Accompanying the print are associated botanical notes

Measuring approx. 8.5"x 5 "( 200mm x 130mm) overall.

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A GENUINE ANTIQUE PRINT GUARANTEED OVER 170 YEARS OLD FROM LINDISFARNE PRINTS

T 43 11 20