Althaea bismalva dicta. Guimauve. (Marshmallow) Althaea rosea peregrina (Hollyhock). No. 79.

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• ARTIST: Johann Weinmann

• PUBLISHER: Published in Ratisbon, Germany.

• MEDIUM: Engraving printed in color and finished by hand,

  DATE: 1737-45.

• EDITION SIZE: Average platemark 12 3/4 x 8" (32.5 x 20.3 cm).

• 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: This piece is a 11 x 15.5 inch archival mylar for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition and color, small chip out of lower left margin, outside of platemark.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Botanicals , Johann Weinmann