a. Cynoglossum Creticum Angustifolium. b. Cynoglossum Montanu Maximum. c. Cynoglossum Vulgare, Langue des Chiens. N. 454.
Engraving printed in color and finished by hand, 1737-45.
Paper size 14 5/8 x 9 1/2" (370 x 240 mm).
Good condition and color save for minro foxing on right edge. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 71236
Price: $250.00
Publisher : Published in Ratisbon, Germany.
Borage Family. 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. 18th-19th Century Subjects, Natural History - Botanicals, Johann Weinmann