Antique Print - Sowerby - Lichen Tenuissimus - Fine-cut Gelatinous Lichen - F1

Antique Print - Sowerby - Lichen Tenuissimus - Fine-cut Gelatinous Lichen - F1"Lichen Tenuissimus" 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

"Red & Yellow Jacobins"

He later settled in Naples

and made significant contributions to the research and description of diverse bird species worldwide

Copper Engraving

"Polygonum Hydropiper"

Each tower and gate is labeled with its name

"Lycopsis Arvenſis"

”Krypljung

"Lichen Calvus"

The work includes a variety of architectural styles

The work was published in Paris

«Pont naturel