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.

56 prints

Period

Before 1700 3018th century 81Early 19th century 262Late 19th century 50520th century 69

Artist or book

Louis van Houtte 59Curtis's Botanical Magazine 56Bertuch 49Calwer's Käferbuch 29Sowerby 23E. J. Lowe 19Benjamin Maund 16Weinmann 11Reichenbachia 11Hooker 9Jacquin 4Buffon 4
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  1. Antique Botanical Engraving of Dyer's Alkanet and Primrose Varieties - 1803
    Pl. 49Antique Botanical Engraving of Dyer's Alkanet and Primrose Varieties - 1803 1803$160
  2. Exquisite 1800 Blue Wildflower Botanical Engraving, A Rare Floral Masterpiece
    Pl. 50Exquisite 1800 Blue Wildflower Botanical Engraving, A Rare Floral Masterpiece 1800$160
  3. Botanical Study of Various Plant Structures in an Original Engraving, 1803
    Pl. 51Botanical Study of Various Plant Structures in an Original Engraving, 1803 1803$160
  4. Elegant Pink Quill in Full Bloom: An 18th Century Botanical Ilustration
    Pl. 52Elegant Pink Quill in Full Bloom: An 18th Century Botanical Ilustration Date not stated$160
  5. Old Purple Jacob's Ladder, Golden Monkeyflower and Red Kangaroo Paw Prints, 1797
    Pl. 53Old Purple Jacob's Ladder, Golden Monkeyflower and Red Kangaroo Paw Prints, 1797 1797$585
  6. Antique Prints of Red Gladiolus, Purple Gerbera Daisy and Pink Canna Lily, 1799
    Pl. 54Antique Prints of Red Gladiolus, Purple Gerbera Daisy and Pink Canna Lily, 1799 1799$585
  7. Exquisite Botanical Illustrations from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (1847)
    Pl. 55Exquisite Botanical Illustrations from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine (1847) 1847$485
  8. Antique Ground Ivy Botanical Engraving, Glechoma hederacea, 1805
    Pl. 56Antique Ground Ivy Botanical Engraving, Glechoma hederacea, 1805 1805$160