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Antique Botanical Print of Coconut Palm, Copper Engraving, c.1831
$1,240 (£935, €1,100)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1831
- Size
- 10.7 × 8.9 in (27.1 × 22.7 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Moderate toning and light foxing. No damage.
- Period
- Early 19th century
- Section
- Botanical
- Reference
- f_48099852
Antique Coconut Palm Botanical Study, Cocos nucifera, c.1831
Description:
This highly detailed botanical engraving presents a full analytical study of the coconut palm, including flowers, fruit, cross-sections, and trunk structure. It is one of the most technically complete plates in the series.
Published in Zenker’s Merkantilische Waarenkunde, the image documents a plant of enormous economic importance, used for food, oil, fiber, and construction.
Original hand coloring is restrained and precise, allowing the structural complexity to remain legible.
Condition report:
Moderate toning and light foxing. No damage.
Framing tips:
A pale grey or parchment mat with a simple dark frame suits the technical focus.
Technique: Copper engraving with original hand coloring
Maker: Jonathan Carl Zenker, Germany, 1831–1832
