Australian Westringia eremicola. Desert Westringia. Rosemary Curtis botanical c1829
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by Swan, Joseph
Antique print of Westringia eremicola, Australian Native Rosemary or Slender Western Rosemary.
A finely engraved and hand-coloured botanical illustration of a very hardy Australian native shrub, Westringa eremicola, with dissections below the flower and foliage. "A native of the internal parts of New South Wales, and as far as our researches have extended in that vast country, the only species known to be indigenous to the Interior - the localities of its several congeners being confined to the coast-line, or its vicinity where they either occupy exposed spots on the boundary sandhills of a weather-beaten shore, or stations in the stony back-grounds equally within the influence of the sea air. 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. Publication of 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 over 230 years, it is now The Kew Magazine.
Faint offseting of text from the adjacent page is hardly noticeable now that it is 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).
Stock Number: apAu.bC3438Price: $165.00