Australian Acacia lanigera. Woolly Wattle. Beautiful Australian native Curtis c1829  E-mail this product to a friend

Leguminosae. Polygamia monoecia botanical. Apparently the first specimen to reach England was sent by Mr. Alan Cunningham "from between the colony of Port Jackson and the settlement of Bathurst".

Original hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Swan after a drawing by eminent botanist, William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) for "The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed" published in London circa 1834 by Samuel Curtis. Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, after which he became director of Kew Gardens in London. Illustrations for "The Botanical Magazine" have been revered for their scientific accuracy, and the natural pigments used in the early engravings have survived over two hundred years, ensuring their beauty endures today.

Publication of "The Botanical Magazine" was begun in 1787 by William Curtis (1746-1799) Praefectus Hortis of Chelsea Physic Garden in London, “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 222 years, - now as “The Kew Magazine”. 

Size of page 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). Associated text available