Botanic Garden (6) 435 Ships

Botanic Garden (6) 435 ShipsBRITISH FLORALS Of all the botanical books published in England during the 18th and 19th Centuries, The Botanic Garden and The Complete Florist were perhaps the most charming. The Complete Florist was published in 1747. The original black and white engravings had descriptions on the coloration and methods of cultivation. The plates were often hand colored. First published in 1835, The Botanic Garden was the definitive work of flowering ornamental

Objects of Silver are reproduced from hand colored engravings from this wonderful collection

Matthaus Merian (1593 – 1650) produced one of the most beautiful engraved books of the 17th century

Monnoyer Bouquets in Urns:                  Image: 15 x 17"

the Italian engraver

Our favorites are a series of tulips we have reproduced in full color

5 "                          Paper: 13

"A Monograph of the Genus Lilium" was issued on several stages between 1877 and 1880

Outdoor Sports is a collection taken from various news weeklies of the 1800's

but as "wish books" of houses in Paris and its surroundings

The arrival and departures of these vessels were important enough to world commerce that until the 1970's their daily activities were listed in metropolitan newspapers

OCEAN BOUNTY

Seba's Snakes: