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 5/8 x 9 1/2" (371 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 along the upper and right edges.
REFERENCE: Dunthorne 327.