ARTIST: Georg Dionysius Ehret
PUBLISHER: Published by Christopher Jacob Trew in Nuremberg.
MEDIUM: Handcolored engraving,
DATE: 1750-73.
EDITION SIZE: Paper size about 19 3/4 x 13 1/2" (52 x 34 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. <br><br>
ADDITIONAL INFO: The first word in the title is gilded, as is usual for this work.
CONDITION: Good condition with original color.
REFERENCE: Dunthorne 309.