Rare Curtis Folio Flora Londinensis Botanical Print 1835: CAMPANULA RAPUNCULUS

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Rare Curtis Folio Flora Londinensis Botanical Print 1835: CAMPANULA RAPUNCULUS:
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Image NameCAMPANULA RAPUNCULUS.Author/ArtistWilliam Curtis: Flora Londinensis: Containing A History Of The Plants Indigenous To Great Britain, Illustrating Figures Of The Natural Size.Date of PublicationPublished London: Henry G .Bohn, 1835.Type of PrintOriginal hand colored engraving, some printed on watermarked Whatman \"wove\" paper.Size of Image

Folio: 19\" X 12\" (Sheet size dimensions: plate mark dimensions: margins a bit less).

ConditionIn overall very good to excellent condition. The accompanying descriptive text page will be included.Description

We are pleased to offer this beautiful original hand colored botanical engraving by William Curtisfrom his work entitledFlora Londinensis, published between 1817-1830. This is considered to be the second edition of William Curtis\'s earlier work by the same title, this work wasenlarged by George Graves and William Jackson Hooker.

The impressive work is much more comprehensive in scope than its title suggests, for it embraces most of the English flora, and as a result of which it should be properly regarded as the first color-plate national flora. \"Curtis adopted the novel plan of having specimens drawn to a uniform scale and to life size, and most of the plates display a high degree of accuracy. In the opinion of Salisbury, the majority of the figures \'represent the most successful portrayals of British wild flowers that have ever been achieved\'\" (Henry II, p. 67). The fine plates are by James Sowerby, Sydenham Edwards, and Hooker. William Curtis is one of the great names in botany, the present work and his famous \'Botanical Magazine\' are landmarks in English botany.

The years have been very good to these particular plates as you can see. This is truly an investment grade print with no associated apologies necessary.

These plates frame up very well and look great individually or in a grouping.

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