Dense Flowered Oak (Quercus Densiflora) Plate #5 from the work "The North
American Sylva..." by Francois Andre Michaux, the American Edition published in
1857. These are hand finished Colored engravings. The plates measure 10.5" x
7". This plate reads Pl. V in upper right, Dense Flowered Oak in the bottom
left, Quercus Densiflora at bottom center, and Chine a fleurs denses at the
bottom right. The Title Page reads: "The North American Sylva; or, th ...click for details
Small Fruited Hickory (Carya Microcarpa) Plate #13 from the work "The North
American Sylva..." by Francois Andre Michaux, the American Edition published in
1857. These are hand finished Colored engravings. The plates measure 10.5" x
7". This plate reads Pl. XIII in upper right, Small Fruited Hickory in the
bottom left, Carya Maricarpa at bottom center, and Noyer a petit fruit at the
bottom right. The Title Page reads: "The North American Sylva; or, ...click for details
Oval Leaved Birch (Betula rhombifolia) Plate #8 from the work "The North
American Sylva..." by Francois Andre Michaux, the American Edition published in
1857. These are hand finished Colored engravings. The plates measure 10.5" x
7". This plate reads Pl. VIII in upper right, Oval Leaved Birch in the bottom
left, Betula Rhombifolia at bottom center, and Bouleau a feuilles ovales at the
bottom right. The Title Page reads: "The North American Sylva; o ...click for details
Holly Leaved Oak (Quercus Agrifolia) Plate #2 from the work "The North American
Sylva..." by Francois Andre Michaux, the American Edition published in 1857.
These are hand finished Colored engravings. The plates measure 10.5" x 7". This
plate reads Pl. II in upper right, Holly Leaved Oak in the bottom left, Quercus
Agrifolia at bottom center, and Chine a feailles de Houx at the bottom right.
The Title Page reads: "The North American Sylva; or, the ...click for details
Indian Almond (Terminalia catappa) Plate #32 from the work "The North American
Sylva..." by Francois Andre Michaux, the American Edition published in 1857.
These are hand finished Colored engravings. The plates measure 10.5" x 7". This
plate reads Pl. XXXII in upper right, Indian Almond in the bottom left,
Terminalia catappa at bottom center, and Badamier de Malabar at the bottom
right. The Title Page reads: "The North American Sylva; or, the Descr ...click for details
White Horehound (Marrubium album), plate 495, from Elizabeth Blackwell's work entitled "A Curious Herbal, containing five-hundred cuts of the most useful plants which are now used in the practice of physick. Engraved on folio copper plates after drawings taken from the life." Volume 2
Published 1739 in London.
An extremely popular work picturing a large variety of flowers, fruits and shrubs, with original handcoloring by Mrs. Elizabeth Blackwell. Published in 1737-1739 as a way ...click for details
Hemlock (Ciouta), plate 451, from
Elizabeth Blackwell's work entitled "A Curious
Herbal, containing five-hundred cuts of the most
useful plants which are now used in the practice of
physick. Engraved on folio copper plates after
drawings taken from the life." Volume 2
Published 1739 in London.
An extremely popular work picturing a large variety
of flowers, fruits and shrubs, with original
handcoloring by Mrs. Elizabeth Blackwell. Published
in 17 ...click for details
Ruff (machetes pugnax) #557 from the "A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE, INCLUDING ALL THE SPECIES INHABITING THE WESTERN PALÆARCTIC REGION" by Henry Eeles Dresser, Richard Bowdler, Sharpe and Arthur Hay Vicount Walden. Large 4to size (12.50" x 9.75"). London 1871–1881 (with supplement that came out in 1896). 720 hand-coloured lithographs, by John Gerrard Keulemans, Joseph Wolf, Edward Neale, Archibald Thorburn and others. Originally published in 93 parts. ...click for details
Description: Temminck's Stint (tringa Temminck) and
Little Stint (tringa minuta) #556 from the "A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE, INCLUDING ALL THE SPECIES INHABITING THE WESTERN PALÆARCTIC REGION" by Henry Eeles Dresser, Richard Bowdler, Sharpe and Arthur Hay Vicount Walden. Large 4to size (12.50" x 9.75"). London 1871–1881 (with supplement that came out in 1896). 720 hand-coloured lithographs, by John Gerrard Keulemans, Joseph Wolf, Edward Neale, Archibald Thorburn an ...click for details
Redbreasted Snipe (macrorhamphus griseus) #571 from the "A HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE, INCLUDING ALL THE SPECIES INHABITING THE WESTERN PALÆARCTIC REGION" by Henry Eeles Dresser, Richard Bowdler, Sharpe and Arthur Hay Vicount Walden. Large 4to size (12.50" x 9.75"). London 1871–1881 (with supplement that came out in 1896). 720 hand-coloured lithographs, by John Gerrard Keulemans, Joseph Wolf, Edward Neale, Archibald Thorburn and others. Originally published in 93 parts. ...click for details
