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Bignoniaceae - Bignonia grandifolia From: Curtis’s botanical magazine; or flower garden displayed. London, 1830, volume 57 (plate 3011). Hand-coloured engraving by William Jackson Hooker (sheet 228 x 288 mm with folds). Text enclosed.
€ 85
The first and most important
botanical magazine made up of 'figures' of plants and short descriptions.
Provides a storehouse of exotics, paralleling the indigenous plants …
(Hunt). A delightful work pictorially, never excelled as a periodical,
most carefully coloured and a source of lasting interest and information
(Dunthorne). Started by William Curtis in 1787 publication still
continues. * Pritzel 2007; Dunthorne 88; Nissen BBI 2350; Great flower books pp. 83-84; Hunt 689; Henrey 472; Stafleu & Cowan 1290. www.meemelink.com · index · Bignoniaceae |