John Nugent Fitch (1840–1927) after Matilda Smith (1854–1926)

Dryandra Calophylla (Banksia Calophylla)

Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1912. 300mm by 235mm (sheet). Illustration of Australian botanical from Curtis's 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. CONDITION : Fold-out plate with two horizontal folds as issued. A couple of tiny spots. Item #3421

Price: $320.00