VITEX CIENKOWSKII, TAB. XII.
Theodor Kotschy & Johann Joseph Peyritsch
Artist's BiographyVitex Cienkowskii, Tab. XII.
Lithograph, original hand color., 1867.
Paper size 14 7/8 x 21 1/4" (378 x 540 mm).
Good condition, save for foxing. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 69174
Price: $250.00 Publisher : Published by Charles Gerold fils, Vienna. This is one of only 27 rare botanical lithographs composed by Carl George Theodor Kotschy and Johann Joseph Peyritsch, after drawings by Liepoldt and Mettenius. From "Plantes Tinneennes ou Descriptions de Quelques Unes des Plantes. . . " by Alexandrine P.F. and John A. Tinne.
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