Original Antique Botanical Print of Rubber and Gum Arabic Trees by Bertuch, 1802
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Antique Botanical Print of Rubber and Gum Arabic Trees by Bertuch, 1802 Original antique hand-colored copper engraving depicting two economically important tropical trees, ...
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Mahogany Tree and Logwood, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique botanical print from Bertuch's Bilderbuch shows the mahogany tree and logwood, two West Indian trees prized in Europe for cabinet wood and dye. The heading reads Pflanze...
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Flowering Shrub with Red Blossom, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1815
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique botanical print comes from the Vienna edition of Bertuch's Bilderbuch and shows a flowering shrub under the heading Pflanzen CLII, with the Vienna mark XVI B 39. The pla...
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Tamarind and Pistachio Nut Tree, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique botanical print from Bertuch's Bilderbuch shows the tamarind and the pistachio, two trees grown for their edible pods and nuts. The heading reads Pflanzen XVIII and the ...
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Original Antique Botanical Print of Licorice and Carob by Bertuch, 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
Original Antique Botanical Print of Licorice and Carob by Bertuch, 1805 Original antique hand-colored copper engraving depicting two historically important useful plants, Licorice a...
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Manna Ash and Sarsaparilla Medicinal Plants, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique botanical print from Bertuch's Bilderbuch shows two medicinal plants of the old apothecary, the manna ash and sarsaparilla. The heading reads Pflanzen LXXXV and the plate carries the Vienna mark VIII.B.3 in the lower margin. Figure 1 is read as the manna ash, Fraxinus ornus, a branch with toothed pinnate leaves and dense sprays of creamy flowers, with a lump of the sweet dried sap, called manna, drawn at the foot as item a. Figure 2 is a sarsaparilla, Smilax, with a prickly climbing stem, broad heart shaped leaves with curved veins, clusters of dark berries, a flowering shoot and the long root used in medicine. Both drugs were imported in quantity around 1800, manna from Calabria and Sicily and sarsaparilla from Central and South America, and the plate shows children the living plants behind the jars on the apothecary shelf...
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Early 19th Century Botanical Engraving by John Curtis
Located in Seaford, GB
Early 19th Century Botanical Engraving by John Curtis – Hand Coloured Natural History Plate An original early 19th-century hand-coloured botanical engraving from the celebrated natural history publications of John Curtis (1791–1862), one of Britain’s most respected botanical and entomological illustrators. This beautifully detailed plate illustrates a flowering plant in scientific profile, showing bloom structure, leaves, buds, and root system with precision typical of early Victorian natural history illustration. Curtis’s work bridges science and art — created for study, yet prized today for its elegance and balance. These engravings formed part of the golden age of British botanical publishing, when artists collaborated with engravers and colourists to produce plates that were both accurate and visually refined. Each impression was printed from an engraved plate and then carefully coloured by hand, meaning no two examples are ever exactly identical. The composition has the clarity collectors seek: • Central botanical specimen • Naturalistic colour palette • Fine line engraving • Period scientific titling This makes it ideal as a single framed piece or as part of a gallery wall of antique botanical studies. About John Curtis John Curtis was a leading figure in British natural history illustration. He is best known for British Entomology and botanical works that combined taxonomic accuracy with graceful composition. His engravings are held in major museum collections and remain highly collectable in the decorative arts market. Period Early 19th century, circa 1820–1840. Technique Copperplate engraving with original hand colouring on laid paper. Condition Good antique condition consistent with age. Light toning and minor handling marks may be present, as expected with early 19th-century works on paper. Please see the images. Why Collect Curtis Botanical Prints...
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Lemon, botanical flower engraving with original hand-colouring, 1816
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Citrus, Colchium, Cistus Ladaniferus, Coffea Arabica' English botanical engraving with original hand-colouring. 1816 From Thomas Green's 'Universal Herbal, or Botanical, Medical, ...
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Pair of Large Scale Original Antique Botanical Prints. Curtis. Dated 1826
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful pair of botanical prints Lithographs after drawings by Curtis Original hand color Published by S.Curtis. Dated 1826 Unframed. Free shipping
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Early 19th Century Botanical Engraving by John Curtis
Located in Seaford, GB
Early 19th Century Botanical Engraving by John Curtis – Hand Coloured Natural History Plate An original early 19th-century hand-coloured botanical engraving from the celebrated natural history publications of John Curtis (1791–1862), one of Britain’s most respected botanical and entomological illustrators. This beautifully detailed plate illustrates a flowering plant in scientific profile, showing bloom structure, leaves, buds, and root system with precision typical of early Victorian natural history illustration. Curtis’s work bridges science and art — created for study, yet prized today for its elegance and balance. These engravings formed part of the golden age of British botanical publishing, when artists collaborated with engravers and colourists to produce plates that were both accurate and visually refined. Each impression was printed from an engraved plate and then carefully coloured by hand, meaning no two examples are ever exactly identical. The composition has the clarity collectors seek: • Central botanical specimen • Naturalistic colour palette • Fine line engraving • Period scientific titling This makes it ideal as a single framed piece or as part of a gallery wall of antique botanical studies. About John Curtis John Curtis was a leading figure in British natural history illustration. He is best known for British Entomology and botanical works that combined taxonomic accuracy with graceful composition. His engravings are held in major museum collections and remain highly collectible in the decorative arts market. Period Early 19th century, circa 1820–1840. Technique Copperplate engraving with original hand colouring on laid paper. Condition Good antique condition consistent with age. Light toning and minor handling marks may be present, as expected with early 19th-century works on paper. Please see the images. Why Collect Curtis Botanical Prints...
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The Oleaceae - Lithograph by Vincenzo Tenore - 1870s
By Vincenzo Tenore
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph hand watercolored. Plate from "Atlante di Botanica popolare ossia Illustrazione di Piante Notevoli di ogni famiglia" (Atlas of popular botany or illustration of notable p...
Lithograph
Flowering Cotton Plant: 18th Century Hand-colored Weinmann Botanical Engraving
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This striking hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving is entitled "Gnaphalium, Gossypium (Cotton Plant)". It is plate 551 in Johann Weinmann's monumental publication "Phy...
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