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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 Hendrik 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 the name of the plant written on it in Latin, Sanskrit, Arabic and Malabarese. I purchased these in Florence 15 years ago from Giovanni Baccani of "The Blue Door" in the Borgo Ognissanti. They are exquisite and quite rare. See less
- Dimensions
- 17.5ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 11ʺH
- Styles
- Asian
- Art Subjects
- Botanic
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- 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
- Purple
- Condition Notes
- This hand-colored copper-plate engraving is 340 years old and in excellent condition. This hand-colored copper-plate engraving is 340 years old and in excellent condition. less
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