Antique Natural HistoryOriginal plates from the naturalists' books, 1600s to 1900s

Antique Botanical Prints

Plantae

Flowers, fruit, ferns, orchids and medicinal plants, drawn for botanists and printed for the libraries and gardens of the 18th and 19th centuries.

67 prints

Period

Before 1700 2818th century 79Early 19th century 254Late 19th century 48920th century 67

Artist or book

Louis van Houtte 58Curtis's Botanical Magazine 56Bertuch 49Calwer's Käferbuch 29Sowerby 23E. J. Lowe 19Benjamin Maund 16Weinmann 11Reichenbachia 11Hooker 9Jacquin 4Buffon 4
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  1. Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings of Water-Parsnip and Parsley Varieties, 1902
    Pl. 49Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings of Water-Parsnip and Parsley Varieties, 1902 1902$380
  2. Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings of Caraway and Earth-Nut Species, 1902
    Pl. 50Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings of Caraway and Earth-Nut Species, 1902 1902$305
  3. Antique English Botanical Prints, Elegant British Wildflowers, Sowerby c.1902
    Pl. 51Antique English Botanical Prints, Elegant British Wildflowers, Sowerby c.1902 1902$405
  4. Antique English Botanical Interior Prints, Hare’s-ear & Water Dropwort, 1902
    Pl. 52Antique English Botanical Interior Prints, Hare’s-ear & Water Dropwort, 1902 1902$360
  5. Antique English Botanical Print, Callous-Fruited Water-Dropwort c.1902
    Pl. 53Antique English Botanical Print, Callous-Fruited Water-Dropwort c.1902 1902$235
  6. Antique British Botanical Print of River Water-Dropwort, Hand-Colored, c.1902
    Pl. 54Antique British Botanical Print of River Water-Dropwort, Hand-Colored, c.1902 1902$210
  7. Set of 2 Decorative Antique Cactus Prints, circa 1910
    Pl. 55Set of 2 Decorative Antique Cactus Prints, circa 1910 1910$550
  8. Antique Botanical Prints, Decorative Set of 10 Bedstraw Plant Engravings, 1902
    Pl. 56Antique Botanical Prints, Decorative Set of 10 Bedstraw Plant Engravings, 1902 1902$550
  9. Set of 10 Antique Botanical Prints, English Botany 1902, British Wild Flowers
    Pl. 57Set of 10 Antique Botanical Prints, English Botany 1902, British Wild Flowers 1902$550
  10. Elegant British Botanical Trio, Hand-Colored Wild Carrot Prints, England 1902
    Pl. 58Elegant British Botanical Trio, Hand-Colored Wild Carrot Prints, England 1902 1902$325
  11. Elegant British Chervil Quartet, Hand-Colored Botanical Prints, England 1902
    Pl. 59Elegant British Chervil Quartet, Hand-Colored Botanical Prints, England 1902 1902$370
  12. British Hedge-Parsley Botanical Pair, Hand-Colored Engravings, England 1902
    Pl. 60British Hedge-Parsley Botanical Pair, Hand-Colored Engravings, England 1902 1902$315
  13. Four Antique English Botanical Herb Prints, Elegant Green Umbellifers, 1902
    Pl. 61Four Antique English Botanical Herb Prints, Elegant Green Umbellifers, 1902 1902$325
  14. Antique Herb Botanical Prints, Soft Green Palette, Set of Four c.1902
    Pl. 62Antique Herb Botanical Prints, Soft Green Palette, Set of Four c.1902 1902$325
  15. Set of 8 English Botanical Prints 1902, Teasel & Scabious, Sowerby
    Pl. 63Set of 8 English Botanical Prints 1902, Teasel & Scabious, Sowerby 1902$495
  16. Set of 10 English Botanical Prints 1902, Valerian & Lamb’s-Lettuce
    Pl. 64Set of 10 English Botanical Prints 1902, Valerian & Lamb’s-Lettuce 1902$550
  17. Set of 10 English Botanical Prints 1902, Galium & Asperula, Sowerby
    Pl. 65Set of 10 English Botanical Prints 1902, Galium & Asperula, Sowerby 1902$550
  18. The Oriental Chamber: Ottoman Comfort and Floral Ornament, 1900
    Pl. 66The Oriental Chamber: Ottoman Comfort and Floral Ornament, 1900 1900$445
  19. Cornflower Botanical Study, Centaurea Cyanus, Carl Lindman, c.1905
    Pl. 67Cornflower Botanical Study, Centaurea Cyanus, Carl Lindman, c.1905 1905$325