A 19th Century Hand-Colored Engraving of a Flowering Clerodendrum Plant by Curtis, 1822

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This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Clerodendrum Macrophyllum" (Broad-Leaved Clerodendrum), plate 2356, published in London … more This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Clerodendrum Macrophyllum" (Broad-Leaved Clerodendrum), plate 2356, published in London in 1824 in William Curtis’s 'The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed'. This beautiful colorful and detailed botanical engraving has two horizontal folds, as issued. There is mild irregularity of the lower edge of the sheet related to the binding attachments, but it is otherwise in excellent condition. The original English descriptive pages from the publication are included. less