Antique Botanical Print - James Sowerby - Lemna Minor - Leffer Duck-weed - F1

Antique Botanical Print - James Sowerby - Lemna Minor - Leffer Duck-weed - F1"Lemna Minor" This original hand coloured engraving is from James Sowerby's English Botany or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places of Growth, published by J. Davis in London in 1790 1814. First edition of the extensively illustrated botanical series. James Sowerby was an English naturalist and illustrator born in 1757 and died in 1822. He is best known for his extensive work in botanical

which were highly valued for their scientific precision

Antique architectural print originates from «Recueil Élémentaire d’Architecture» by Jean-Francois de Neufforge

notably the neoclassical style that became popular when these were produced

"Hedypnois Taraxici"

Nouvelle-Hollande or Tropic

”Knutnarv

"Suite de Modéles contenant divers Morceaux Distines a lusage et Décorations der Figlises Plusieurs Plans et Elevations de Tombeaux pour des Chapelles"

The work was published in Stockholm by Algernon Börtzells tryckeri A

”Glasört

Johannes Janssonius also known as Jan Jansson was born in 1588 in Arnhem

«Cattleya Leopoldii Hort

Piranesi demonstrates his fascination with the concept of the sublime and the dramatic power of architectural ruins