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Untitled Botanicals. Tab. XX. [Erica, Africana].

  • ARTIST: Albertus Seba

  • PUBLISHER: Published in Amsterdam.

  • MEDIUM: Engraving,

    DATE: c. 1748

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 16 3/8 x 10 1/4" (41.6 x 26.1 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: From Locupletissimi Rerum Naturalium Thesauri Accurata Descripto et Iconibus Artificiosissmis Expressio by Albertus Seba. Early 18th-century copperplate engraving. This plate depicts the African heath (Erica Africana), a shrub native to the Cape region of South Africa.

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

  • CONDITION: Good condition with modern hand color.

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