Australian Westringia eremicola. Desert Westringia. Native Rosemary. Curtis c1829

by Swan, Joseph

Slender Western Rosemary of Eastern Australia, antique print.

A finely engraved and hand-coloured botanical illustration of a very hardy Australian native shrub with flower dissections. The present subject was originally discovered by the botanists attached to the expedition of Mr. Oxley on the Lachlan River, in 1817.."

Original antique print engraved by Joseph Swan for Curtis's Botanical Magazine published in London in 1835. The Botanical Magazine was begun in 1787 by William Curtis (1746-1799) Praefectus Hortis of Chelsea Physic Garden “in response.. to solicitations for a work... (combining) Botany and Gardening”. It illustrated botanical specimens from around the world, that had been successfuly cultivated in England. Published continuously for nearly 240 years, it is now Kew Magazine.

Faint offseting of text from previous adjacent page. Currently mounted between 'antique white' conservation ragmat with green-painted bevel-cut edge to the window, with descriptive accompanying text hinged to the rear, it is covered in cellophane for presentation and protection until framed. Size of page 230 x 150mm (9 x 6 inches). The external size for frame window is 340 x 260mm (13 3/8 x 10 1/4 inches).