Antique Print - James Sowerby - Encalypta Alpina - Alpine Extinguisher-moss - F1

Antique Print - James Sowerby - Encalypta Alpina - Alpine Extinguisher-moss - F1"Encalypta Alpina" 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

The etching is signed by the artist in the lower right corner

"Cutre Developpement Pour Des Portze Batarder "

"It's my way of showing that you can have the animals on the wall without shooting them"

United Kingdom

"Fucus Amphibius"

When he married the daughter of the cartographer Jodocus Hondius he also set up a business as a book publisher in Amsterdam

Piranesi's meticulous attention to detail and his skill in capturing the intricate architectural elements are evident in this artwork

Lathyrus Sphæricus”

”Glasört

Atriplex hastifolium Salisb

"Salvia Verbenaca"

Sarothamnus Scoparius (L