Antique Print - James Sowerby - Centaurea Scabiosa - Greater Knapweed - F1

Antique Print - James Sowerby - Centaurea Scabiosa - Greater Knapweed - F1"Centaurea Scabiosa" This original hand coloured engraving is from James Sowerby's English Botany or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places of Growth, published by J. Davis in London in 1790 1814. First edition of the extensively illustrated botanical series. James Sowerby was an English naturalist and illustrator born in 1757 and died in 1822. He is best known for his extensive work in botanical

47 cm x 37 cm

"Cirsium Oleraceum Scop"

”Bergen”

"Bryum Calcareum"

”Trollebroen ved Lösnæs”

which were popular both in Britain and internationally

"Rhododendron Lapponicum (L

The engraving was published in Germany around the year 1850

"Hypericum Elodes"

”Spindelört

Bacon was renowned for his high-quality maps

”Otis Tetrax”