Original Antique Botanical Print
A hand-coloured, double sized, antique copperplate engraving entitled ,
DRACAENA FRAGRANS
Sweet Scented Dracaena or Corn Plant
Native to Tropical Africa
Drawn by Sydenham Edwards, engraved by Sansom for
" Curtis's Botanical Magazine",
or
" Flower Garden Displayed"
published 1808.
Plate 1081
These fine, vibrant engravings, known for their fine details and delicate colouring , are highly desirable, superbly decorative & quite rare, so they are considered very collectable. Accompanying the print are associated botanical notes.
Fine condition save for very light age toning , fold lines as issued. Credited & dated within the plate.
Measuring approx. approx 11"x 9 " ( 280mm x 230mm) overall.
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William Curtis began publication of the Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed, in February 1787 and it continued almost without interruption for 160 years, the longest running botanical magazine. It is widely referred to by the subsequent, name Curtis's Botanical Magazine .The images were engraved and hand-coloured by many artists including Sydenham Edwards, William Graves, James Sowerby, John Curtis, William Jackson Hooker, W.H. Fitch, Matilda Smith, Lillian Snelling and Stella Rose Craig.
A GENUINE ANTIQUE PRINT GUARANTEED OVER 200 YEARS OLD FROM LINDISFARNE PRINTS
NP4317