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Geraniaceae - Tropaeolum wagnerianum From: Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe by Charles Lemaire and others. Gent, Louis van Houtte, 1850, volume 6 (plate 553). Hand-coloured lithograph (sheet 163 x 239 mm). Text enclosed.
€ 55
The founder, publisher and
part-editor of this lavish Belgian periodical was Louis van Houtte, the
propietor of the largest nursery of its time on the continent. It appeared
monthly for almost 40 years and was published by his own printing office
in the middle of the gardens, the Horto van Houtteano. All the plants
shown were for sale in his nursery and include many exotics. The work is
notable for the craftmanship of the Belgian lithographers Severeyns,
Stroobant and De Pannemaker, who had mastered the art of colour-printing
from stone.* Nissen BBI 2254; Great flower books p. 84; Stafleu & Cowan 15.921. www.meemelink.com · index · Geraniaceae |