An original, hand-coloured copperplate engraving entitled ,
ASTRAGALUS CANADENSIS
Canadian Milk Vetch
Illinois or Minnesota Wildflowers
Drawn by George Cooke for
" Curtis's Botanical Magazine",
or
" Flower Garden Displayed"
published circa 1810
Plate 372
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. Credited within the plate.
Measuring approx. approx 9"x 5.5"( 230mm x 140mm) 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
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