a. Majorana origanitis. b. Malabathrum seu folium Indum Feuille Indienne. c. Malva Africana frutescens Ribesü folüs. N. 692.
Engraving printed in color and finished by hand, 1737-45.
Paper size 14 9/16 x 9 3/8" (370 x 237 mm).
Good condition and color save for some staining. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 71250
Price: $300.00
Publisher : Published in Ratisbon, Germany.
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