ARTIST: Georg Dionysius Ehret
PUBLISHER: Published by Christopher Jacob Trew in Nuremberg.
MEDIUM: Handcolored engraving,
DATE: 1750-73.
EDITION SIZE: Paper size 19 3/4 x 13 1/2" (50.2 x 34.3 cm).
DESCRIPTION: Engraved and colored by Johann Jacob Haid and Johann Elias Haid. From the renowned botanical work "Plantae Selectae" by Christopher Trew. A distinguished German botanical draftsman, Ehret collaborated with Linnaeus and later worked for the British Museum, where he drew many newly discovered plants from the Americas and the Far East.
ADDITIONAL INFO: The first word in the title is gilded, as is usual for this work.
CONDITION: Good condition with full original color.
REFERENCE: Dunthorne 309.