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March 2005 Fine Art & Antiques Auction

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145. Botanical Illustration, circa early 19th Century

"Ledum". Full page scientific botanical illustration. Copperplate engraving with hand coloring on paper framed under glass depicts two branches of a flowering plant. Image is illustrated according to the Linnaean system which arranged the plant world by a classification system based on the sexual parts of a flower. Plant name and description in Latin on bottom of page. Plate numbered XXXVIII. Plate impression measures apprx 16-1/2"H x 11"W. With pink and white mat and gold colored frame, entire item measures apprx 28-1/2"H x 22-1/2"W.



400/600
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