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C1828
Dryandra Longifolia.
Artist:
Guillaume Severeyns (1830 - ?)
Rare early c.19th Australian native botanical of Banksia prolata, printed in Brussels. Most of the illustrations from this series were of ornamental flowering plants recently introduced into cultivation. This species was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown from … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Dryandra Longifolia.
Date:
C1828
Artist:
Guillaume Severeyns (1830 - ?)
Condition:
In good condition without folds.
Technique:
Lithograph with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
348mm
x 265mm
Paper Size:
348mm
x 265mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1828
Description:
Rare early c.19th Australian native botanical of Banksia prolata, printed in Brussels. Most of the illustrations from this series were of ornamental flowering plants recently introduced into cultivation.
This species was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown from specimens collected near Lucky Bay, Western Australia.
Sold with original letterpress.
Common name: None
Binomial name: Banksia prolata
First Described: Brown, R. 1810
Distribution: WA
From Geel, P., Sertum Botanicum. Collection Choisie de Plantes Les Plus Remarquables par Leur Elegance, Leur Eclat & Leur Utilite.
References:
Nissen, C. Die Botanische Buchillustration. Stuttgart 1966 BBI 2386..
Dunthorne, G. Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries: Their History, Makers and Uses, with a Catalogue Raisonne.. Washington 1938 : 121.
Sitwell, S. Great Flower Books 1700-1900. New York 1990 : p.85.
