Bernardsville, NJ
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This very rare and beautiful botanical engraving is from the "Hortus Indicus Malabaricus" - The Garden of Malabar, published by … Read more This very rare and beautiful botanical engraving is from the "Hortus Indicus Malabaricus" - The Garden of Malabar, published by Hendrick Adriaan van Rheede tot Draakstein in Amsterdam between 1678 and 1693. Rheede was at one time the Colonial Governor of Malabar in Southern India and an avid botanist. There were 12 folios of 791 hand-colored copper engravings produced. Each plate has handwritten on it the the name of the plant in Latin, Arab, Sanskrit and Malabarese. I purchased these 15 years ago in Florence from Giovanni Baccani of The Blue Door in the Borgo Ognissanti. They are exquisite and quite rare. See less
- Dimensions
- 17.5ʺW × 0.01ʺD × 14ʺH
- Styles
- Indian
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Art Subjects
- Botanic
- Period
- 17th Century
- Country of Origin
- Netherlands
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Drawing/Sketching Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Blush
- Condition Notes
- This copper-plate engraving is 342 years old and in excellent condition. This copper-plate engraving is 342 years old and in excellent condition. less
Bernardsville, NJ
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