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Antique Botany Print of a Birch and Lime Tree by Le Bas, 1752

Antique Botany Print of a Birch and Lime Tree by Le Bas, 1752

$100 (£75, €90)

Period original, not a reproduction.

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Date
1752
Size
6.8 × 7.7 in (17.2 × 19.5 cm)
Condition
Very good, please study image carefully.
Period
18th century
Section
Botanical
Reference
f_25881182

Antique print titled ‘A. Le Bouleau, B. Le Tilieul et sa graine’. Beautiful print depicting a birch and lime tree (tilia). This print originates from ‘Le spectacle de la nature ou Entretiens sur les particularités de l'histoire naturelle qui ont paru les plus propres à rendre les Jeunes-Gens curieux et à leur former l'esprit. Contenant ce qui regarde les dehors et l' intérieur de la Terre’ published in Paris, 1752.

Artists and Engravers: Engraved by J.P. Le Bas, a French engraver.

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