Swan after William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865)

Dryandra Armata - Sharp-Pointed Dryandra (now Banksia Armata / Prickly Banksia)

Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 1833. 230mm by 135mm (sheet). Australian native botanical engraving 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 : A couple of extremely faint vertical crease lines through the image. Item #3562

Price: $220.00