A hand-coloured copperplate flower engraving entitled 

XANTHIUM STRUMARIUM

LESSER BURDOCK

 

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 some very light staining. 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 100 10 20