Eucalyptus Macrocarpa - Large-fruited Eucalyptus, or Gum Tree
Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1858. 280mm by 245mm (sheet). Walter Hood Fitch was one of the most famous botanical artists of the Victorian era.
Australian native botanical lithograph from Curtis's Botanical Magazine. William Curtis (1746-1799) was a trained pharmacist 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 photocopy of text describing features of the plant, when it was introduced and by whom, and whose collection it comes from.Central horizontal fold as issued. CONDITION : A couple of faint spots on the right hand side." Item #3429
Price: $320.00