A hand-coloured copperplate flower engraving entitled
CARDAMINE PRATENSIS
Cuckoo Flower , Mayflower or Ladies Smock
Drawn & engaved by C.Matthews
for
" British Phaenogamous Botany or Figures and Descriptions of British Flowering Plants",
by William Baxter
Curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden
published 1835
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 . Credited & dated 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 180 YEARS OLD FROM LINDISFARNE PRINTS
T 41 10 21