Typhaceae - Sparganium simplex
From: Flora batava by Jan Kops and others.
Amsterdam, J.C. Sepp, 1822, volume 4, plate 255. Hand-coloured engraving (uncut, unpressed sheet 243 x 303 mm). Text enclosed.€ 70
The Flora batava, a monumental work forming a beautifully
illustrated survey of all indigenous plants in the Netherlands. It was started
in 1800 by Jan Kops, a Dutch agronomist and professor of botany at Utrecht. The
first 10 volumes constitute all that was prepared and issued under his
supervision. When finished at last in 1934, Willem Jan Lütjeharms was the editor
for volume 28, in which he concludes that this work has ended now and that
publication took longer than any comparable foreign flora: De Flora Batava
heeft langer geleefd dan een der met dit werk vergelijkbare buitenlandsche
plaatwerken. The long publication period reflects the change in the technique
of its illustrations. Initially copper-engravings were used, followed by
lithographs, all coloured by hand, but from volume 25 colour-printing was
gradually introduced. Also several artists were involved, but the plates are not
signed, nor much information is given about them. The first publisher, J.C. Sepp
en Zoon, was renowned for its scientific colour-plate books. Each plate is
accompanied by a text in Dutch and French. The work was issued in 8vo and 4to.
This plate is in the most desirable large 4to format.
* Pritzel 4822; Jackson p. 324; Nissen BBI 2247; Great flower books p. 63; Landwehr 60; Stafleu &
Cowan 3874; Johnston 663; A hundred highlights from the koninklijke Bibliotheek 70.
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Typhaceae - Typha angustifolia
From: Flora batava by Jan Kops and others.
Amsterdam, J.C. Sepp, 1822, volume 4, plate 275. Hand-coloured engraving (unpressed sheet 245 x 304 mm). Text enclosed.€ 90
The Flora batava, a monumental work forming a beautifully illustrated
survey of all indigenous plants in the Netherlands. It was started in 1800 by
Jan Kops, a Dutch agronomist and professor of botany at Utrecht. The first 10
volumes constitute all that was prepared and issued under his supervision. When
finished at last in 1934, Willem Jan Lütjeharms was the editor for volume 28, in
which he concludes that this work has ended now and that publication took longer
than any comparable foreign flora: De Flora Batava heeft langer geleefd dan een
der met dit werk vergelijkbare buitenlandsche plaatwerken. The long publication
period reflects the change in the technique of its illustrations. Initially
copper-engravings were used, followed by lithographs, all coloured by hand, but
from volume 25 colour-printing was gradually introduced. Also several artists
were involved, but the plates are not signed, nor much information is given
about them. The first publisher, J.C. Sepp en Zoon, was renowned for its
scientific colour-plate books. Each plate is accompanied by a text in Dutch and
French. The work was issued in 8vo and 4to. This plate is in the most desirable large 4to format.
* Pritzel 4822; Jackson p. 324; Nissen BBI 2247; Great flower books p. 63; Landwehr 60; Stafleu & Cowan 3874; Johnston 663; A
hundred highlights from the koninklijke Bibliotheek 70.
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