Curtis Melaleuca Botanical Engraving, 1817 Maryland Original Copper Plate Engraving from

Original Copper Plate Engraving from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds by George Edwards

Original Steel Engraving detailing Chicago & Lake Michigan by Frank Gray of Gray's Atlas

Original steel engraving after sketch by Thomas Worth published by Harper’s Weekly 1873

Condition: Very good

It also traces the routes of the great discoverers who sailed strange seas and penetrated misty continents to add new areas to the known world

Curtis Melaleuca Botanical Engraving, 1817 Maryland Original Copper Plate Engraving fromOriginal copper engraving by William Curtis. Curtis began publication of the Botanical Magazine in February 1787 and continued almost without interruption for 160 years. The plates are known for their fine detail and delicate hand coloring, during a period of time when detailed botanical illustrations were often one of the only ways to record and understand the vast diversity of plant life. Dimensions: 11 x 14