a. Aster angustifoilus albo spicato (Narrow-leaved aster with white spiked flowers) b. Aster autumnalis purpurante flore (Autumnal aster with purplish flowers) N. 195.

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• ARTIST: Johann Weinmann

• PUBLISHER: Published Amsterdam and Ratisbon.

• MEDIUM: Copper engraving printed in color and finished by hand,

  DATE: 1736-45.

• 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 with original color save stain in extreme lower margin.

• REFERENCE: Dunthorne #327.

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