Antique Print - James Sowerby - Opegrapha Serpentina - Serpentine Opegrapha - F1

Antique Print - James Sowerby - Opegrapha Serpentina - Serpentine Opegrapha - F1"Opegrapha Serpentina" This original hand coloured engraving is from James Sowerby's English Botany or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places of Growth, published by J. Davis in London in 1790 1814. First edition of the extensively illustrated botanical series. James Sowerby was an English naturalist and illustrator born in 1757 and died in 1822. He is best known for his extensive work in botanical

"Orobanche Cærulea"

"Arimathia (Sonst Ramah) in Palestina"

by Jeruzalem"

"Carte de L'Empire"

the printmaker

Much of the history of the country was addressed & it presents a fascinating glimpse of American life and the forces at work in this vast & fabulous land

This beautiful antique engraving was created by Archelaus Cruse

"Orobanche Minor"

aiming to make knowledge accessible to the general public

”Turdus Merula”

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Coloured Figures of British Plants