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Browne Afleurs Ecarlates. by TROPICAL FLOWERS) Descourtilz, Theodore (illus) - Ca. 1830.

by TROPICAL FLOWERS) Descourtilz, Theodore (illus)

Browne Afleurs Ecarlates. by TROPICAL FLOWERS) Descourtilz, Theodore (illus) - Ca. 1830.

Browne Afleurs Ecarlates.

by TROPICAL FLOWERS) Descourtilz, Theodore (illus)

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Paris.. Ca. 1830.. Color stipple engraving with added hand color, image size 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches (14 x 8 cm) on sheet 8 x 4 1/2 inches (20 x 11 cm), very good condition. Narrow left margin (approx. 3/16 inch). Plate 523 from Michel Etienne Descourtilz's "Flore Pittoresque et Medicale des Antilles ou Traite des Plantes Usuelles des Colonies Francaises, Anglaises, Espagnoles et Portugaises". #99 in the De Belder catalog, this work is described as "an attractively illustrated survey of the economic plants of the West Indies . . . The plates are by the author's son, who later became a distinguished ornithological artist." .
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Place of Publication Paris.
  • Date Published Ca. 1830.
  • Keywords Botanical, Botanical Print, engraving, flowers, French, print, tropical, zz_ListOn_eBay, zzprintg