Jean Baptiste Francois Buillard (1742-1793)

Champignon de la France

Copper-line engraving with original printed and hand-colouring. 1791. 230mm by 170mm (platemark). Le Bolet Parasite' & 'Le Bolet Poivre'. Engraved descriptive text in French below the image.
From Bulliard's 'Histoire des Champignons de la France', a series of engravings describing the mushrooms of France, published in Paris in 1791.Bulliard was a French physician and botanist. He contributed to the spreading and consolidation of botanical terminology and the Linne system. He was especially important in the area of mycology." Item #435

Price: $180.00