Anchusa Capensis (5 results)

Bildmaße: ca. 23 x 13,5 cm -- Prächtiger handkolorierter Kupferstich von 1816 mit dazugehörigem Textblatt. -- gut erhalten. || Magnificent handcolored engraving from 1816, out of William Curtis' "Curtis's Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed". With accompanying text page. -- in very good condition. // Wir, das Antiquariat Steffen Völkel, kaufen und verkaufen alte Bücher, Handschriften, Zeichnungen, Autographen, Grafiken und Fotografien. Wir sind stets am Ankauf von kompletten Bibliotheken, Sammlungen und Nachlässen interessiert. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 10.…

Blatt / Sheet ca. 14,5 x 23,5 cm, Erläuterungsblatt beiliegend, -TEXT IN ENGLISH- Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 100 Papier gebräunt, teils etwas fleckig / braunfleckig und an den Kanten teils etwas wellig / knickspurig / teils mit kleinen Läsuren / Fehlstellen, ansonsten gut erhaltenes Blatt; Erläuterungsblatt knickspurig und etwas braunfleckig / Coloured etching with explanation sheet, paper browned, edges a bit bumped and partially with slight damages / faults, else fine; explanation sheet battered and a bit spotted. …

Kol. Kupfer. Größe ca. 20 x 27 cm. 20 gr.

The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed, is an illustrated publication which began in 1787. The longest running botanical magazine, it is widely referred to by the subsequent name Curtis's Botanical Magazine. The first issue, published on 1 February 1787, was begun by William Curtis, as both an illustrated gardening and botanical journal. When Curtis died, having completed 13 volumes (1787-1800), his friend John Sims became editor between 1801 and 1826 (Volumes 14-53) and changed the name. William Hooker was the editor from 1827, bringing to it his experience as a botanist, and as author of the rival magazine, Exotic Botany. W. J. Hooker brought the artist Walter Hood Fitch to the magazine, this artist became the magazines principal artist for forty years. Anchusa capensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Namibia, South Africa and Lesotho. The genus Anchusa is from the Greek word anchousa, which makes reference to its use as a dye base for cosmetic paint obtained from the roots of another plant in the genus Anchusa tinctoria. 240 by 140mm (9½ by 5½ inches).…

The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed, is an illustrated publication which began in 1787. The longest running botanical magazine, it is widely referred to by the subsequent name Curtis's Botanical Magazine. The first issue, published on 1 February 1787, was begun by William Curtis, as both an illustrated gardening and botanical journal. When Curtis died, having completed 13 volumes (1787-1800), his friend John Sims became editor between 1801 and 1826 (Volumes 14-53) and changed the name. William Hooker was the editor from 1827, bringing to it his experience as a botanist, and as author of the rival magazine, Exotic Botany. W. J. Hooker brought the artist Walter Hood Fitch to the magazine, this artist became the magazines principal artist for forty years. Anchusa capensis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to Namibia, South Africa and Lesotho. The genus Anchusa is from the Greek word anchousa, which makes reference to its use as a dye base for cosmetic paint obtained from the roots of another plant in the genus Anchusa tinctoria. 240 by 140mm (9½ by 5½ inches).…