A hand-coloured copperplate botanical flower engraving entitled 

POLYGONUM BISTORTA

Dragonweed or Great Bistort
 

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 1833

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 age toning.Credited and dated ( 1833) 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 99 12 20