Untitled Botanicals. Tab. XVIII. [Ficoide d'Afrique].

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• ARTIST: Albertus Seba

• PUBLISHER: Published in Amsterdam.

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: c. 1748

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 16 3/8 x 10 1/2" (41.6 x 26.5 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: From Locupletissimi Rerum Naturalium Thesauri Accurata Descripto et Iconibus Artificiosissmis Expressio by Albertus Seba. Early 18th-century copperplate engraving. This plate presents the African ice plant (Ficoide d’Afrique), a succulent admired for its ability to thrive in arid conditions.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 14 x 21 inch archival mylar for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition save some minor soiling in image. Modern hand coloring.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Other Flowers