Original Botanical Prints

Drawer IV of VII

Herbs, spices & useful plants

The plants that cured, flavoured and clothed the world: medicinal herbs from Plenck and Sowerby, spices from cinnamon to cloves and pepper, coffee, tea, tobacco, cotton and sugar cane, dye plants and the grasses of field and meadow.

19 prints

Before 1750 19 1750 to 1799 9 1800 to 1849 81 1850 and after 40

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De Bry Botanical Engravings, Cinnamon, Aloe & Aromatic Plants, c.1598

De Bry Botanical Engravings, Cinnamon, Aloe & Aromatic Plants, c.1598

1598 · 20 × 30.5 cm

Verdant Wonders: Exotic Trees and Spices of India in De Bry's 1601 Illustration

Verdant Wonders: Exotic Trees and Spices of India in De Bry's 1601 Illustration

1601 · 20 × 30 cm

Botanical Illustration of the Castor Oil Plant (Ricinus communis), 1696

Botanical Illustration of the Castor Oil Plant (Ricinus communis), 1696

1696 · 25.7 × 37.8 cm

Spices of the Tropics: Cinnamon and Cassia in De Bry's 1601 Illustration

Spices of the Tropics: Cinnamon and Cassia in De Bry's 1601 Illustration

1601 · 20 × 30 cm

New World Flora: Aloe, Maguey, and Mexican Plants in De Bry's 1601 Work

New World Flora: Aloe, Maguey, and Mexican Plants in De Bry's 1601 Work

1601 · 20 × 30 cm

Botanical Illustration of White Turmeric (Curcuma zedoaria) by Blackwell, 1696

Botanical Illustration of White Turmeric (Curcuma zedoaria) by Blackwell, 1696

1696 · 25.3 × 41 cm

Botanical Illustration of Sesame Plant (Sesamum indicum), Munting’s 1696 Herbal

Botanical Illustration of Sesame Plant (Sesamum indicum), Munting’s 1696 Herbal

1696 · 26 × 41.7 cm

Botanical Illustration of Cardamom Plant (Cardamomum majus arborescens) , 1696

Botanical Illustration of Cardamom Plant (Cardamomum majus arborescens) , 1696

1696 · 24.2 × 40 cm

Coffee, Aloe, and Date Trees, Exotic Botanical Engraving, Dutch, c.1730

Coffee, Aloe, and Date Trees, Exotic Botanical Engraving, Dutch, c.1730

1730 · 31 × 19.5 cm

Botanical Illustration of Spanish Kidney Vetch, from Munting’s 1696 Herbal

Botanical Illustration of Spanish Kidney Vetch, from Munting’s 1696 Herbal

1696 · 25.5 × 41 cm

Botanical Engraving of Arrowhead from Munting’s 1696 Herbal Collection

Botanical Engraving of Arrowhead from Munting’s 1696 Herbal Collection

1696 · 24.3 × 38.7 cm

Botanical Illustration of Yellow Variegated Sage from Munting’s 1696 Herbal

Botanical Illustration of Yellow Variegated Sage from Munting’s 1696 Herbal

1696 · 26 × 40.2 cm

Caulescent African Aloe from Caspar Commelin’s "Praeludia Botanica", 1703

Caulescent African Aloe from Caspar Commelin’s "Praeludia Botanica", 1703

1703 · 18.5 × 23.7 cm

Botanical Engraving of African Aloe from Commelin’s "Praeludia Botanica", 1703

Botanical Engraving of African Aloe from Commelin’s "Praeludia Botanica", 1703

1703 · 18.5 × 23.7 cm

Aloe Humilis Africana Botanical Engraving from Caspar Commelin's Work, 1706

Aloe Humilis Africana Botanical Engraving from Caspar Commelin's Work, 1706

1706 · 18.5 × 23.7 cm

Aloe Afric Humilis Botanical Engraving from Caspar Commelin’s Work, 1706

Aloe Afric Humilis Botanical Engraving from Caspar Commelin’s Work, 1706

1706 · 18.5 × 23.7 cm

Botanical Engraving of Aloe Afric Erecta from Caspar Commelin's Work, 1706

Botanical Engraving of Aloe Afric Erecta from Caspar Commelin's Work, 1706

1706 · 18.5 × 23.7 cm

Rare Old Copper Engraving of a Clove Tree in the East Indies, Asia, 1659

Rare Old Copper Engraving of a Clove Tree in the East Indies, Asia, 1659

1659 · 20 × 31 cm

Syrian Oregano (Origanum Syriacum), Antique Botanical Engraving c.1676

Syrian Oregano (Origanum Syriacum), Antique Botanical Engraving c.1676

1676 · 34.5 × 49 cm