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Hyacinthaceae - Drimia altissima From: Curtis’s botanical magazine; or flower garden displayed. London, 1808, volume 27, plate 1074. Hand-coloured engraving by Francis Sansom after Sydenham Teast Edwards (sheet 285 x 246 mm with folds). Slight offset. Text enclosed. € 95
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; Johnston 577. |
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