Rhus Coriaria. (Sicilian Sumac). Tab 232.

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• ARTIST: Joseph Jakob Plenck

• PUBLISHER: Published in Vienna.

• MEDIUM: Copper engraving, hand colored,

  DATE: 1788-1803.

• EDITION SIZE: Sheet size 18 1/4 x 12 3/4" (465 x 323 mm).

• DESCRIPTION: This engraving originates from Joseph Jakob Plenck’s Icones Plantarum Medicinalium Secundum Systema Linnaei Digestarum, published in Vienna between 1788 and 1812. Devoted to the medicinal properties of European flora, this work documented many species that had never been illustrated previously. The plate depicts the Sicilian Sumac (Rhus Coriaria), a plant historically used for its antioxidant, astringent, and diuretic properties. Created using precise copperplate engraving and finished by hand with watercolor, the work provides a clear anatomical study of the species' leaves and stems. These engravings, characterized by a distinct freshness and simplicity, remain a significant reference for both botanical collectors and historians of medicinal science.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition, save a printing crease in the upper left. Original hand-color.

• REFERENCE: Dunthorne 225. Nissen 1536.

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