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Burtonia Villosa - Villous Burtonia

Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1848. 245mm by 150mm (sheet). Native of Swan River, Western Australia. From Curtis’ Botanical Magazine. William Curtis (1746-1799) was a trained pharmacist, in London, who maintained a large garden and devoted himself to the study of its flora. He began publishing the Curtis Botanical Magazine in 1787. Accompanied by original text describing features of the plant, when it was introduced and by whom, and whose collection it comes from. One light vertical indented line across sheet.
" Item #2750

Price: $95.00