Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892)

Anigozanthos Fuliginosa - Sooty Anigozanthos (Kangaroo Paw)

Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1847. 275mm by 245mm (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 : Central horizontal fold as issued. Creasing and stitching holes along bottom edge of the sheet. Item #4082

Price: $240.00