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

Doryanthes Palmeri

Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1883. 310mm by 250mm (sheet). Native to Queensland. 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 four horizontal folds as issued. Very light creasing at the bottom of the sheet. Item #4224

Price: $320.00