Original Botanical Prints
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1750 to 1799: The age of Linnaeus

Botanical prints printed between 1750 and 1799. Every one a period original.

61 prints

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Antique Print of Ranelagh Gardens, London, During a Ball / Bal Masque, 1770

Antique Print of Ranelagh Gardens, London, During a Ball / Bal Masque, 1770

£460

1770 · 46.7 × 31 cm

Set of 3Three Botany Prints Full Color Original Engravings, 1794

Three Botany Prints Full Color Original Engravings, 1794

£460

1794 · 14 × 23 cm

Antique Prints of Red Gladiolus, Purple Gerbera Daisy and Pink Canna Lily, 1799

Antique Prints of Red Gladiolus, Purple Gerbera Daisy and Pink Canna Lily, 1799

£440

1799 · 16 × 24 cm

Old Purple Jacob's Ladder, Golden Monkeyflower and Red Kangaroo Paw Prints, 1797

Old Purple Jacob's Ladder, Golden Monkeyflower and Red Kangaroo Paw Prints, 1797

£440

1797 · 16 × 24 cm

Set of 4Set of 4 Antique Prints of Various Plants by Jacquin, 'c.1790'

Set of 4 Antique Prints of Various Plants by Jacquin, 'c.1790'

£425

1790 · 24 × 30 cm

Copper Engraving of a Section of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, 1776

Copper Engraving of a Section of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, 1776

£330

1776 · 41 × 27.5 cm

Broad-Leaved Dock, Medicinal Plant Engraving from Plenck, Vienna c.1788

Broad-Leaved Dock, Medicinal Plant Engraving from Plenck, Vienna c.1788

£330

1788 · 34 × 48 cm

Antique Flower Print 'Amaranthoides' , 1755

Antique Flower Print 'Amaranthoides' , 1755

£330

1755 · 25.5 × 42 cm

French Garden & Hunting Carriage Designs, Diderot Encyclopédie, 1771

French Garden & Hunting Carriage Designs, Diderot Encyclopédie, 1771

£325

1771 · 52 × 38.7 cm

Exotic Wildflower with Butterflies, Rare Botanical Engraving by Meerburgh, 1775

Exotic Wildflower with Butterflies, Rare Botanical Engraving by Meerburgh, 1775

£315

1775 · 27.5 × 43 cm

Old Botany Print of the Orange Lily & Digitalis Ferruginea Angustifolia, 1794

Old Botany Print of the Orange Lily & Digitalis Ferruginea Angustifolia, 1794

£305

1794 · 20.5 × 27.5 cm

Antique Botany Print of the Clematis Vitalba by Curtis, circa 1777

Antique Botany Print of the Clematis Vitalba by Curtis, circa 1777

£295

1777 · 28 × 46.5 cm

Antique Botany Print of a Quince Tree by Plenck, 'circa 1790'

Antique Botany Print of a Quince Tree by Plenck, 'circa 1790'

£295

1790 · 33 × 41 cm

Antique Botany Print of a Cashew Tree by Plenck, 'circa 1790'

Antique Botany Print of a Cashew Tree by Plenck, 'circa 1790'

£295

1790 · 34.5 × 48.5 cm

Antique Botany Print of a Mangosteen Tree by Plenck, 'circa 1790'

Antique Botany Print of a Mangosteen Tree by Plenck, 'circa 1790'

£295

1790 · 34 × 48.5 cm

Pl. 10 Antique Print of various Garden Temples by Le Rouge, c.1785

Pl. 10 Antique Print of various Garden Temples by Le Rouge, c.1785

£290

1785 · 41 × 27 cm

Antique Print of the Garden of Historic Hôtel Du Tillet in Paris, France, 1776

Antique Print of the Garden of Historic Hôtel Du Tillet in Paris, France, 1776

£290

1776 · 27 × 41.5 cm

The Delicate Predator: Botanical Illustrations of Drosera, 1777

The Delicate Predator: Botanical Illustrations of Drosera, 1777

£270

1777 · 28.7 × 48.7 cm

Antique Botany Print of a Species of St. Johnswort by Curtis, circa 1777

Antique Botany Print of a Species of St. Johnswort by Curtis, circa 1777

£255

1777 · 28 × 46.5 cm

Antique Botany Print of Dillenia Indica by Buchoz, circa 1785

Antique Botany Print of Dillenia Indica by Buchoz, circa 1785

£255

1785 · 28 × 46.5 cm

Antique Botany Print of Campanula Rapunculus by Regnault, circa 1780

Antique Botany Print of Campanula Rapunculus by Regnault, circa 1780

£255

1780 · 34 × 45 cm

Antique Print of Various Designs for Garden Temples by Le Rouge, c.1785

Antique Print of Various Designs for Garden Temples by Le Rouge, c.1785

£245

1785 · 41.5 × 28.5 cm

Pl. 8 Antique Print of Various Garden Temples by Le Rouge, c.1785

Pl. 8 Antique Print of Various Garden Temples by Le Rouge, c.1785

£245

1785 · 41 × 27.5 cm

Architectural Antique Print of Various Garden Temples by Le Rouge, c.1785

Architectural Antique Print of Various Garden Temples by Le Rouge, c.1785

£245

1785 · 41.5 × 28.5 cm

Scotch Broom Botanical Engraving, Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788

Scotch Broom Botanical Engraving, Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788

£245

1788 · 34 × 48 cm

Convolvulus Jalapa Botanical Engraving, Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788

Convolvulus Jalapa Botanical Engraving, Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788

£245

1788 · 34 × 48 cm

Vibrant Indian Cress Engraving, Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788

Vibrant Indian Cress Engraving, Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788

£245

1788 · 34 × 48 cm

Convolvulus Batatas Botanical Engraving, Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788

Convolvulus Batatas Botanical Engraving, Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788

£245

1788 · 34 × 48 cm

Egyptian Plants, Botanical Studies of Flora from Egypt, c.1776

Egyptian Plants, Botanical Studies of Flora from Egypt, c.1776

£230

1776 · 25 × 27.3 cm

Vintage Scammony Vine Engraving, Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788

Vintage Scammony Vine Engraving, Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788

£220

1788 · 34 × 48 cm

Antique Botany Print of a Trichosanthes Species by Von Jacquin, circa 1781

Antique Botany Print of a Trichosanthes Species by Von Jacquin, circa 1781

£210

1781 · 28 × 46 cm

Antique Botany Print of a Clematis Species by Buchoz, circa 1785

Antique Botany Print of a Clematis Species by Buchoz, circa 1785

£210

1785 · 29 × 44 cm

Antique Botany Print of the Mespilus Germanica by Plenck 'circa 1790'

Antique Botany Print of the Mespilus Germanica by Plenck 'circa 1790'

£210

1790 · 33.5 × 41.5 cm

Tab I Antique Print of Various Pears by Knoop (1758)

Tab I Antique Print of Various Pears by Knoop (1758)

£210

1758 · 36.2 × 42.5 cm

Tab II Antique Print of Various Pears by Knoop '1758'

Tab II Antique Print of Various Pears by Knoop '1758'

£210

1758 · 36.3 × 42.5 cm

Antique Botany Print of the Jasione Montana by Curtis, circa 1777

Antique Botany Print of the Jasione Montana by Curtis, circa 1777

£210

1777 · 28 × 46 cm

Antique Botany Print of The Elm and Acacia by Le Bas, 1752

Antique Botany Print of The Elm and Acacia by Le Bas, 1752

£205

1752 · 19.5 × 17.2 cm

Antique Print of Knapweed and Other Plants, 1773

Antique Print of Knapweed and Other Plants, 1773

£205

1773 · 21 × 26 cm

Antique Hand-Colored Flower Print of Campanula Plants, 1794

Antique Hand-Colored Flower Print of Campanula Plants, 1794

£205

1794 · 21 × 27 cm

Fruits of the Theban Palm, Botanical Study of Date Palm Egypt c.1776

Fruits of the Theban Palm, Botanical Study of Date Palm Egypt c.1776

£205

1776 · 25 × 27.3 cm

Antique Engraving of Phellinus Igniarius & Laricifomes Officinalis Fungi, 1795

Antique Engraving of Phellinus Igniarius & Laricifomes Officinalis Fungi, 1795

£195

1795 · 19.3 × 24 cm

Antique Engraving of the Caper Bush and Other Plants, 1773

Antique Engraving of the Caper Bush and Other Plants, 1773

£185

1773 · 21.5 × 29.5 cm

Exquisite 1755 St. John's Wort Botanical Engraving by Philip Miller

Exquisite 1755 St. John's Wort Botanical Engraving by Philip Miller

£185

1755 · 23.5 × 38 cm

Decorative Antique Prints, Marine Plants and Cactus Engravings, c.1770

Decorative Antique Prints, Marine Plants and Cactus Engravings, c.1770

£180

1770 · 25 × 39 cm

Set of 2Pair of Antique Botanical Engravings, Tournefort & Linnæus Systems, ca. 1770

Pair of Antique Botanical Engravings, Tournefort & Linnæus Systems, ca. 1770

£180

1770 · 25 × 39 cm

Antique Botany Print of Hydrastis Canadensis, '1759'

Antique Botany Print of Hydrastis Canadensis, '1759'

£170

1759 · 25 × 42.5 cm

Antique Print of Stonecrop and Other Plants, 1773

Antique Print of Stonecrop and Other Plants, 1773

£155

1773 · 22 × 26 cm

Cochineal Cactus and Kermes Oak: Hand-Colored Engraving from 1798

Cochineal Cactus and Kermes Oak: Hand-Colored Engraving from 1798

£155

1798 · 19.7 × 25.7 cm

1750 to 1799: The age of Linnaeus

The age of Linnaeus, when botany became a science of names: Knoop's pomology, Regnault, Buchoz, Plenck's medicinal plants, Jacquin's plants of the Americas, and the first volumes of Curtis's Botanical Magazine.

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Makers and books

Van Houtte's Flore des Serres 39Curtis's Botanical Magazine 24Hoola van Nooten's fruits and flowers of Java 26Bertuch's Bilderbuch 40Sowerby's English Botany 18Plenck's medicinal plants 10Edward Step's Favourite Flowers 48Maund's Botanic Garden 11E.J. Lowe's ferns 6Fries's Swedish mushrooms 9De Bry's India Orientalis 11Müller's orchids of Germany (1904) 18Alpine flora 54

Subjects

Roses 13Lilies and bulbs 40Rhododendrons, camellias and azaleas 15Begonias and foliage plants 32Cacti, aloes and succulents 29Carnivorous plants 6Wildflowers 45Water plants and water lilies 26Grapes and vines 17Apples, pears and plums 28Citrus and the Hesperides 7Tropical fruit 47Spices 29Medicinal plants 45Coffee, tea, tobacco and cotton 23Palms 16Ferns and mosses 62Grasses and grain 38

Places

Java and the East Indies 27The Cape and Africa 12Australia and New Zealand 7The Americas 14Japan and China 14