Antique Print - James Sowerby - Drosera Longifolia - Long-leaved Sundew - F1

Antique Print - James Sowerby - Drosera Longifolia - Long-leaved Sundew - F1"Drosera Longifolia" This original hand coloured engraving is from James Sowerby's English Botany or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places of Growth, published by J. Davis in London in 1790 1814. First edition of the extensively illustrated botanical series. James Sowerby was an English naturalist and illustrator born in 1757 and died in 1822. He is best known for his extensive work in botanical

”Potentilla Fruticosa”

”Skogslilja

The engraving details appear sharp and precise

Epilobium Hirsutum”

and dates 1766

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The geography is dominated by large mountain ranges and long rivers

for the Congo

”Fågelbär

”Ullsmörblomma

"Ligusticum Cornubiense"

Colors are used meticulously to represent various aspects of the urban landscape and topography