Bidspirit auction | Curtis - Broad-leaved Banksia (Native

Curtis - Broad-leaved Banksia (Native to Australia). 2406 - This lovely botanical print is from William Curtis’s The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed . Curtis was determined to produce a scientifically accurate journal, and so took care that artists used live speicmens for reference. Each plate features a meticulously drawn specimen with an accompanying descriptive text for each (when available). The first 70 volumes (1787-mid1800s) were printed using copper etching and then finished with watercolor added by hand. Around the mid-1800s the images were completed by lithography with hand-coloring. Commonly referred to as Curtis' Botanical Magazine , this prolific periodical was first published in 1787 and is still in publication today by the Kew Gardens. Paper Size: ~ 9 - 9 1/2” by 11 - 12” (Fold Out) Paper Type or Special Features: Originally Hand-colored Botanical Engraving or Lithograph