Antique Botany Print of Licuala Gracilis, a Fan Palm
$405 (£305, €360)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- Not stated
- Size
- 17.5 × 11.4 in (44.4 × 29 cm)
- Condition
- Good. Wear consistent with age and use. General age-related toning, minor wear and soiling. Two pieces of tape on verso. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
- Section
- Botanical
- Reference
- f_31499162
Antique botany print titled 'Licuala gracilis'. Original old print of a species of fan palm. This print originates from volume 2 of 'Rumphia, sive, Commentationes botanicæ imprimis de plantis Indiæ Orientalis (..)'. Published by C.L. Blume, 1836.
Karl Ludwig Blume (1796-1862) was a German botanist who spent most of his working life in the Netherlands, where he was director of the Rijksherbarium. He trained initially as a doctor, and his inquiries into native medicines led him to Java in 1817, where he began to study botany. He became director of the Buitenzorg Botanic Garden before returning to Europe.
