Cypripedium Calceolus. by FLORA LONDINENSIS HANDCOLORED BOTANICAL ENGRAVING) - No date. 1817-1828.
by FLORA LONDINENSIS HANDCOLORED BOTANICAL ENGRAVING)
Cypripedium Calceolus.
by FLORA LONDINENSIS HANDCOLORED BOTANICAL ENGRAVING)
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London.: William Curtis.. No date. 1817-1828.. Hand colored engraving, plate area approximately 12 x 9 5/8 inches on sheet size 18 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches, with accompanying text sheet. Two small pieces of adhesive tape and soft impression from paperclip to upper edge (outside plate area); very good, clean condition. Beautiful and detailed image of a Ladies' Slipper, complete with botanical details from the second edition of William Curtis's magnum opus "Flora Londinensis" (de Belder #87, Dunthorne #87), enlarged by George Graves and William Jackson Hooker. The wove paper in this edition is whiter than the laid paper in the 18th century edition. .
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- Publisher William Curtis.
- Place of Publication London.
- Date Published No date. 1817-1828.
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