a. Sonchus levis palustris altissimus Laitton. b. Sonchus levis laciniatus palais de Lievre. c. Sonchus levis vulgaris Laiteron. N. 940.

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• ARTIST: Johann Weinmann

• PUBLISHER: Published in Ratisbon, Germany.

• MEDIUM: Engraving printed in color and finished by hand,

  DATE: 1737-45.

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 14 9/16 x 9 5/8" (370 x 240 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: From Johann Wilhelm Weinmann's "Phytanthoza Iconographia". This beautiful work provides a nearly complete record of the flowers, fruits and vegetables cultivated in the early 18th century. The plates are among the earliest examples of color printing from a single plate.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition and color save for some minor foxing.

• REFERENCE: Dunthorne 327.

• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Johann Weinmann