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Euphorbiaceae - Caperonia palustris -
Ricinoides palustre foliis oblongis serratis, fructu hispido Houstoun From: Historia plantarum rariorum by John Martyn. London, 1728 [-1737]. Mezzotint engraving printed in colours and finished by hand, dedicated to William Beeston, engraved by Elisha Kirkall after William Sartorys (sheet 338 x 517 mm; impression 250 x 380 mm; under passe-partout). Text missing. € 400
The collection of English flower prints properly commences with a rather amazing item. In 1728 John Martyn
published his Historia Plantarum Rariorum. It contained no less than
fifty colour printed mezzotints by Kirkall after paintings by Van Huysem, These
are the first recorded examples of botanical plates printed in colour. Each
plate is dedicated to some famous botanist or well known gardener and is
decorated with his coat of arms (Dunthorne). Most of the plates are printed in
two colours, some in more, in a single pull and finished by water-colour. All
plates were engraved by Elisha Kirkall after paintings by Jacob van Huysum and
some others. The book describes and pictures various new plants growing at
Chelsea Physic Garden and the Cambridge Botanic Garden.* Pritzel 5921; Dunthorne 193; Blunt pp. 132-133; Nissen BBI 1289; Great flower books p. 67; Hunt 476; Henrey 1016; Stafleu & Cowan 5563.
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