Antique Print-BOTANY-GRIMMIA CRISPULA-MOSS-Sowerby-1803

Erscheinungsdatum: 1803

Beschreibung

Antique print, untitled. Depiction of Grimmia Crispula moss. From: 'English Botany or coloured figures of British plants with their essential characters, synonyms and places of growth', by James Edward Smith, president of the Linnaean Society, published in London. Moss. Engraving on wove paper. Made by 'James Sowerby' after an anonymous artist. James Sowerby (1757-1822) was active as naturalist and artist. He and his sons and heirs were to contribute and continue the enormous volumes he was to begin and the Sowerby name was to remain associated with illustration of natural history. Good, given age. Ample margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. The overall size is ca. 12 x 16.3 cm. The image size is ca. 8.9 x 10 cm. The overall size is ca. 4.7 x 6.4 inch. The image size is ca. 3.5 x 3.9 inch. Storage location: TPCLA-C59-43. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 73168

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Antique Print-BOTANY-GRIMMIA ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1803

Zustand: Good