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| (62) Paxton | These Florals are from Paxton's Magazine of Botany. The complete set was published in 16 volumes running from 1834 until 1843. The entire set contains 717 prints, of which 24 are double pages. These prints are beautifully and vividly hand colored, and are among our favorites. Most plates measure 6x9", as indicated; the plates measuring 9x12" are double plates with a fold across the middle; the scan slightly exaggerates the fold of the larger prints.
We have compiled the print names, volume numbers and page numbers of most Magazine of Botany volumes. Click here to view. |
| (43) Curtis | These prints are from The Botanical Magazine started in 1787 by William Curtis. This was the first and has remained the greatest botanical periodical. Some of the artists include Sydenham Edwards, James Sowerby, William Hooker and H.J. Fitch. This page has groups by page size: single-page prints and over-sized prints. |
| (10) Neerland's Plantentuin | These prints are from the Dutch Publication Neerland's Plantentuin ("Netherland's Garden with Plants"). These 1865 chromolithographs measure 7" x 10.25 ". The paper is slightly toned due to age, some of the titles are cropped and there is light foxing on some plates. |
| (33) Edwards | These beautiful hand colored botanicals are from Edward's Botanical Register, published in the early to mid 1800's. Page size is approximately 6 x 9.25 printed area varies by plate. Some of the plates have been previously cropped at the bottom so have partially or no text. If this is important to you please ask about it when purchasing. |
| (2) Redoute | These two prints are from the Third edition of LES ROSES by Pierre Joseph Redoute published in 1835. |
| (45) Loddiges | The Botanical Cabinet was published from 1817 through 1833 by Conrad Loddiges and his sons. These plates were illustrated by George Cooke. The prints are all hand colored. The size is approximately the printed area. (The line running down the prints is in the scanning not on the prints.) We have over 250 Loddiges plates in stock. |
| (17) Sowerby - 1st ed. | James Sowerby: these prints are from his first edition of English Botany. Published 1790-1814. All are hand colored. The page size measures 5.5 x 9" with print area varying by plate. |
| (31) Sowerby - 3rd ed. | James Sowerby: these prints are from his third edition of English Botany. Published c 1860. All are hand colored and in excellent condition. Each plate is 6x91/4 inches, with at least 1/2 inch margins. We have over 1,000 Sowerby plates in stock, from a variety of his publications. |
| (10) Bessa | Flore Des Jardiniers by Pancrace Bessa published circa 1836. These prints are hand colored showing intricate detail. The Flore Des Jardiniers publication includes the place where the flower is indigenous and the months when the plant is in bloom are shown in the lower left corner and the key to the botanical parts is shown in the lower right hand corner. The prints are 9.25" x 11.75". The paper is discolored due to age. |
| (15) Maund | "The Botanic Garden" by B. Maund, published in 1825-1850. There are four exquisite miniature hand-colored flowers on each plate. The detail is superb. The prints below are from volume 1- circa 1825. Printed area 4.8" x 6.4" page size 7" x 9". Each print comes with a separate descriptive page for each flower on the page. The paper is slightly discolored due to age. Which really adds to it's charm. The scan of each plate is fairly true to color. Some of the prints have ink lines in the margin. These lines can be seen in the large version of the scan. |
| (6) Jane Loudon | Jane Loudon is reknowned for her monumental work The Ladies Flower-Garden of Ornamental Bulbous Plants, British Wild Flowers and The Ladies Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals. They were published during the 1840's. The plates are hand colored lithographs. Her botanical work is a sought after and highly prized. |
| (14) Rosenberg | These florals are drawn by C.T. Rosenberg. Rosenberg engraved for a publication called "The Illustrated Bouquet" which was published in 3 volumes in London from 1857 - 1864. We are not sure if these are from this publication. In the left corner is written C.T. Rosenberg del and lith and in the right corner "Printed by C.F. Cheffins London" The lines in the background are in the scanning and not the prints. They are hand finished from c1850. |
| (6) Van Houtte | Louis Van Houtte illustrated the Flore des Serres et des Jardines de L'Europe published between 1845 and 1888. They are hand finished colored lithographs and have the circular signature that Van Houtte is known for running up the lower side. |
| (24) Anne Pratt | These are from Flowering Flowering Plants, Grasses, Sedges and Ferns of Great Britain. This version contain chromolithographs and was published in 1899-1900. There is a library stamp on the back of each print. |
| (37) Hulme | Familiar Wild Flowers figured and described by F. Edward Hulme. This is the fifth series published in the late 1800's. The prints are chromolithographs and measure 5 x 7.5". We have compiled the print names, volume numbers and page numbers of the entire Familiar Wild Flowers first edition. Click here to view. |
| (12) Meehan's Monthly | Meehan's Monthly is a magazine of Horticulture, Botany and kindred subjects. Conducted by Thomas Meehan and illustrated by L. Prang & Co. The prints are chromolithographs and are approximately 7 x 10". Most of these prints are from volume VII published in 1898. |
| (23) Floricultural Cabinet | The Floricultural Cabinet was conducted (edited) by Joseph Harrison and published 1833 - 1859. Originally published in monthly issues with a single hand-colored plate, these were later republished at year end by it's publisher, Whittaker & Co. Page size is approximately 5" x 8.25"(each page varies slightly.) There is some foxing and text offset as shown in the scans. These prints are very delicate and show their age around the edges. But truly charming and a great addition to any botanical collection. |
| (12) Florigraphia Britannica | These 1837 prints are from Dr. Deakin's Floragraphia Britannica; or Engravings and Descriptions of the Flowering Plants & Ferns of Britain. |
| (7) Cecily Barker | Cecily Mary Barker born 1895 in Surrey England. Famous for drawing based on children, fairies and flowers. These prints are chromlithographs circa 1928. They are cropped very close to the picture come with the shown matts. |
| (14) Flora of the Alps | "The Flora of the Alps" by Alfred Bennett was published in 1896. This is a two volume set containing illustrations of native flowers and plants of Switzerland and surrounding mountain countries. These chromolithographs have beautiful detail. The page measures approximately 5 x 7.75 with the print area varying by plate. |
| (28) Anne Pratt | These ferns are from Anne Pratts second edition "The Ferns of Great Britain" published circa 1860. These plates are hand finished chromolithographs. The edges have slight browning due to age which actually adds to the charm of these antique prints. Most still have the original tissue guard attached! (They have one darker border.) |
| (7) Lowe | These ferns are From "Ferns British and Exotic" by E.J. Lowe published in 1872. These plates are chromolithographs with the page size being 6.5 x 10" but actual print area slightly smaller at 5.5 x 9". |
| (4) J.E. Sowerby | The following prints are from "Ferns of Great Britain", illustrated by John E. Sowerby with descriptions, synonym by Charles Johnson. Published in 1855, all are hand colored. The page size measures 5.25 x 9" with the print area slightly smaller at approximately 4.25 x 7.5". |
| (10) Fern World | These ferns are chromolithographs from The Fern World Published in 1885.The plates have been trimmed at the top so the word Fern World is not completely visible on all plates. |
| (10) Moore | These miniature ferns measuring only 4" x 6.25 " are from Thomas Moore's British Ferns and Their Allies published in 1888. They are Chromolithographs and have the names of the ferns written on the bottom of the print. There is occasional foxing which can be seen on the larger version of the individual prints. |
| (15) Lowes Leaved Plants | These prints are from Lowes "Beautiful Leaved Plants", published in 1861. They are hand finished and vibrant in color. The page size is 6 x 10" with the print area varying by print. |
| (7) Fruits | |
| (18) Woodville - 1810 | William Woodville sought to catalog the body of knowledge referred to as the "Materia Medica" - the reference of all medicinal substances used to cure diseases. The First edition of his reknowned "Medical Botany" was published 1790-1794 (3 vol plus supplement-274 plates by Sowerby); the second edition was published 1810-1832 (5 vols), and the third edition was published 1832-1838 (5 vols-plates by Sowerby, 30 supplemental plates by Hooker), edited by Hooker and Spratt. |
| (80) Orchids | These Orchids are compiled from other artist areas on this site. Also see the Latin/Common name index and the list of Orchid genus names. |
| (5) Roses | |
| (38) Dixon's Wild Fowl | These prints are from The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands by Charles Dixon. This is the sought after second edition published in 1900. The attention to detail is wonderful. The plates are chromolithographs and measure 8 1/2 by 10 3/4 inches, with the printed subject between 7-8" wide. |
| (3) Game Birds | |
| (6) Birds (pre 1800) | |
| (9) Royal Birds | This edition of The Royal Natural History was published in 1893. The editor was Richard Lydekker and the illustrations were done by many engravers including: Kuhnert, Specht, Smit, Mutzel, Elwes, Wolf Bolton, just to name a few. The colors are brilliant. They are chromolithographs, page size is 10 x 6 3/4 inches, and the print size is approximately 8" by 5.5". |
| (5) Royal Sea World | These prints are from The Royal Natural History published in 1893 - 1894. They are Chromolithographs, page size 10x6 3/4", print size 8x5 1/2". Some slight marginal foxing. |
| (1) Horses | |
| (7) Dogs | These prints are from the French Publication "Les Chiens de Chasse et la Theorie de la Chasse" This edition was published in 1896. These chromolithographs are drawn by P. Mahler. The name of the dogs on each plate are all in French. |
| (6) Miscellaneous | |
| (4) Early America | These prints were taken from America: being the latest and most accurate description of the New World .... by John Ogilby in 1671 (1st ed) or 1672 (2nd ed). This book was an English reprint of Arnold Montanus' De Nieuwe Onbekende Weereld of 1670. The hand-coloring is old, but relatively crude; probably done in the 1800's. Very interesting and unusual pieces. |
| (12) Erotic Art | The Marquis Franz von Bayros (1866-1924) was a follower of Aubrey Beardsley and the Decadent movement. The Decadents flourished in the late 19th century, and tended to represent the macabre and morbid side of human emotion. These prints are post-card sized, with the printed area approx 3.5 x 2.5 inches. Condition is generally very good with some marginal defects (light indentations and staining). |
| (8) Virgil | These charming prints were published in 1880 in a book entitled "Stories from Virgil" by the Rev Alfred J. Church, M.A. The subjects are after classic Pinelli paintings. Plate size 7.5" x 5", but the picture area is about 5-5.5" wide. Scanned pictures are cropped to the pictures. |
| (4) Mythology | |
| (23) Raccolta-Pompeii | After the rediscovery and un-earthing of Herculaneum (1738) and it's neighboring town Pompeii (1748), many artists were commissioned to record the events and findings. The early works are typically copperplate engravings of statues, mosaics, architecture, household articles, paintings, diggings, etc. By mid 18th century, the 'classics' were starting to be in vogue. Philosophy, art, architecture, literature, and even fashion drew upon the discoveries of Pompeii and Herculaneum for inspiration, helping to start the neoclassical movement. The plates are uniformly colored and generally very clean - scanning yields uneven results. Plates have wide margins, scans are cropped to printed area. We have hundreds in stock. |
| (2) E.W. Cooke | Shipping and coastal scenery from the 1830's. Edward Cooke was the son of respected artist George Cooke. He is best known for his series of engravings Shipping and Craft (1829), Coastal Scenery (1830) and London Bridges (1833). After 1833, he gave up etching for painting. |
| (9) Coastal Scenes | These are from Clarkson Stanfield's Coast Scenery, the British Isles. Published by London Smith Elder and Co. in 1836. Page size is 9 x 6, print size is 5.5 x 3.75. Each priced at $20. |
| (1) Ship Portraits | |
| (3) Sea Theme | |
| (14) Illus. London News | The ILN began publication in 1842. It was a weekly periodical that brought pictures (engravings, etchings, and later photographs) to the masses. Shipping pictures and yachting portraits are relatively sought after, since there were relatively uncommon. These prints are clippings from the ILN, with text on the reverse. Often these were hand colored by modern artists as was inlship002. The major editors/artists were Edward Wheedon and Joseph Wells. |
| (14) Americans | |
| (4) Vanity Fair | For almost 50 years each week Vanity Fair summarized the key events happening in the world. It was the most successful society publication in British history. Each issue featured a caricature of a famous person. These are full size original Vanity Fairs, our scanner however is too small to capture the full print area. |
| (6) Dr. Syntax | A series of hand colored, aquatinted caricatures depicting scenes from the popular Dr. Syntax books. The page size is 9 1/4x6 inches, but the print size is smaller, generally 7 1/2x4 1/4 inches |
| (5) Mr. Jorrock | R.S.Surtees' Jorrocks books were immensely popular in Great Britain. They contained hand colored aquatints with scenes from the story. John Leech is the well known illustrator of all plates. The plates measure 8.5x5.5" with the printed area generally 6.25x4". |
| (8) Lady's World | The Lady's World was a monthly magazine that was published by Cassell & Company Limited. It called itself a magazine of Fashion and Society. These prints are from the year 1887. The page size is 8 1/2 by 12 inches but the print size is closer to 6 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches. They are chromolithographs with wonderful fashion details. |
| (3) Lady's Companion | The Lady's Companion was a monthly magazine published for the women of the nineteenth century. These hand colored fashion plates measure 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches, with printed area extending to the edges. There is marginal foxing, but it truly add to the charm of these lovely prints. |
| (16) 1835-1840 fashion | These plates are all hand colored. There are small holes along the side margins as this is where they were originally attached to a binding. |
| (2) Curtis's Botanical Magazine | William Curtis began publication of the Botanical Magazine in February 1787. Curtis edited the first 13 volumes. After his death, the publication continued under the editors: John Simms (1800-1826), William Jackson Hooker (1827-1865) and Joseph Dalton Hooker (1865-1904). The plates were engraved and hand-colored by many artists: Sydenham Edwards, William Graves, James Sowerby, John Curtis, William Jackson Hooker, W.H. Fitch, Matilda Smith, Lillian Snelling and Stella Rose Craig. The plates are known for their detail and delicate coloring. To see pictures from the inside click on the picture of the book. |
| Paxton's Magazine of Botany | The Magazine of Botany published in London from 1834 -1849 by Sir Joseph Paxton, is one of the most highly celebrated botanical series ever produced. Consisting of 16 volumes each containing over 45 hand colored prints for a total of 717 hand colored botanicals. The plates were drawn and engraved by F. W. Smith or drawn and lithographed by S. Holden. |
| Edward's Botanical Register | |
| (8) Curtis Orchids | |
| (4) Wild Peas | |
| (7) Loddiges by Miller | |
| (42) Curtis Volume 5678 | |
| (16) Australian Prints | |
| (10) Reptiles | |
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