New-Holland Tobacco
William Curtis
Published by London, 1787
Used
Soft cover
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Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books, Franklin, TN, U.S.A.
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This lovely botanical engraving is from William Curtis s "The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed". Curtis was determined to produce a scientifically accurate journal, and so took care that artists used live speicmens for reference. Each plate features a meticulously drawn specimen with an accompanying descriptive text for each. The first 70 volumes (1787-mid1800s) were printed using copper etching and then finished with watercolor added by hand. Commonly referred to as " Curtis' Botanical Magazine", this prolific periodical was first published in 1787 and is still in publication today by the Kew Gardens. --- Overall Very Good to Excellent. Some of the Curtis engravings will have some text offset or faint marks or foxing. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. Seller Inventory # curtis0673
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Title: New-Holland Tobacco
Publisher: London
Publication Date: 1787
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fine
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ORIGINAL HAND-COLOURED COPPER ENGRAVING - Nicotiana Suaveolens (New-holland Tobacco Plant) FROM CURTIS'S BOTANICAL MAGAZINE - Plate No. 673, dated 1803
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W. Curtis
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Unframed
Seller: LOE BOOKS, Launceston, United Kingdom
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Unframed. Condition: Very Good. A fine original hand-coloured copper engraving , dated 1803; an early plate from this famous work, size approx. 14 x 24cm. The condition is very good, colours bright and fresh. (supplied without accompanying text, and without mount). The quality of the illustrations in the Botanical Magazine is outstanding, both accurate and decorative, the colours vibrant. William Curtis (1746-1799) was a trained apothecary living in London, although his passion was for natural history, particularly plants and insects. He maintained a large well-stocked garden and began the publication of the Botanical Magazine in February 1787, which has gone on to become the most famous and influential botanical publication of its type; it is still published today, making it the longest running scientific periodical of all time. Curtis edited the first 13 volumes, and was then succeeded by John Simms (1800-1826), William Jackson Hooker (1827-1865) and Joseph Dalton Hooker (1865-1904), the current editor of the magazine is Martyn Rix. The fine illustrations were by many artists including Sydenham Edwards, William Graves, James Sowerby, John Curtis, William Jackson Hooker, W.H. Fitch, J. N. Fitch, Matilda Smith, Lillian Snelling and Stella Rose Craig. The plates were hand-coloured up to 1948!, all being copper engravings to around 1840, and then stone or zinc lithography until the introduction of color printing in 1948. References: Blunt;The Art of Botanical Illustration, Great Flower Books pp 156 - 157, Nissen BPI 2350, Staflue 1290. (Please Note: we do not break books for plates, nor do we condone this practice. Our plates have either been purchased loose or have come from books that are so defective or incomplete that they are irreparable.). Print. Seller Inventory # 019765
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"Nicotiana Undulata. New Holland Tobacco. Tab. 673" - Nicotiana Tabak tobacco / Pflanze plant / flower flowers Blume Blumen / botanical Botanik Botany / Aus "Curtis's Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed".
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London, 1803
Used
Softcover
Seller: Antiquariat Steffen Völkel GmbH, Seubersdorf, Germany
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Prächtiger handkolorierter Kupferstich von 1803 mit dazugehörigem Textblatt. Aus Curtis' "The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed". -- Blatt-Maße ca. 23,5 x 14 cm -- gut erhalten. || Magnificent handcolored engraving from around 1803, out of William Curtis' "The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed". With accompanying text page. -- in very good condition. || Original! - Kein Nachdruck! - Keine Kopie! | This is an original! - No reprint! - No copy! Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 10. Seller Inventory # 253085
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