The Botanic Garden. Ranunculus amplexicaulis, Aquilegia Canadansis, Hepatica triloba, Silene maritima.: Consisting of Highly Finished Representations of Hardy Ornamental Flowering Plants, Cultivated in Great Britain....
by Maund, Benjamin (FLS)
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- first
- Condition
- Fine Condition with original hand-coloring.
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Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London:: Baldwin, Cradock and Joy,, 1826.. First edition. Fine Condition with original hand-coloring. . A Fine original hand-colored copperplate engraving on watermarked rag paper. Octavo (7 x 8.5 inches). French matted in Ivory rag with single gilt line decoration, sized to 12 x 14 inches and suitable for framing. Established in 1825, The Botanic Garden was written and edited by Benjamin Maund, Fellow of the Linnaean Society and was printed at his own Bromsgrove Press in Worcestershire. This delightful four-to-a-page format of delicately engraved flowers, many of which were cultivated in the Royal Gardens, are included in the collections of Victoria and Albert Museum listed as the finest botanical miniatures produced. Some of the finest British botanical artists of the early 19th Century contributed to the work. Along with Edwin D. Smith, the artists were primarily women; Mrs. Withers, Mrs. Edward Bury, and Miss S. Maund. French matted in Ivory rag with single gilt line decoration, sized to 12 x 14 inches and suitable for framing.
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- Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4726
- Title
- The Botanic Garden. Ranunculus amplexicaulis, Aquilegia Canadansis, Hepatica triloba, Silene maritima.
- Author
- Maund, Benjamin (FLS)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition with original hand-coloring.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Baldwin, Cradock and Joy,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1826.
- Keywords
- hand-colored botanical print Benjamin Maund's The Botanic Garden Mrs. Withers, Mrs. Edward Bury, and Miss S. Maund. 19th Century British Botanical miniatures. (RANUNCULUS AMPLEXICAULIS, AQUILEGIA CANADANSIS, HEPATICA TRILOBA, SILENE MARITIMA.) Maun
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