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Cactus. Creeping Cereus. William Curtis hand-colored botanical engraving c1787

Cactus. Creeping Cereus. William Curtis hand-colored botanical engraving c1787

by Curtis, William

William Curtis hand-coloured antique print of Pink-flowered Cactus, Creeping Cereus, c1787.

Original hand-coloured copperplate engraving for William Curtis's first edition of The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed published in London circa 1787. Illustrations for The Botanical Magazine have always been revered - for their scientific accuracy as well as their beauty.

In 1787 when he was Praefectus Hortis (Horticultural Manager) of Chelsea Physic Garden in London, William Curtis (1746-1799) began publication of The Botanical Magazine “in response.. to solicitations for a work... (combining) Botany and Gardening”. Illustrating botanical specimens from around the world, this publication has been published continuously for over 230 years. It is now known as “The Kew Magazine”.

Exquisitely engraved and hand-coloured, this page in fine condition except for a faint printer's crease towards top of page at right. Size of page is approximately 235 x 140mm (9 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches).

Stock Number: apWC17Price: $150.00

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