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SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS

SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
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SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS
SET OF 18TH CENTURY BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS

LOT DETAILS

Six framed plates from the celebrated "Flora Londinensis" of William Curtis (London, England 1777), from engravings by William Kilburn et al. - this lot includes "Bellis Perennis/Common Daisy", "Hypnum Proliferum/Proliferous Hypnum", "Hypericum Perforatum/St. John's Wort", "Bromus Mollis/Brome Grass", "Scandix Anthiscus/Scandix with Rough Seeds" and "Potentilla Raptans/Common Cinquefoil"; beautifully hand-coloured and exquisite detail, housed in similar vintage frames, image sizes ranging from 15.2 x 10.2cm (6 x 4in) to 44.5 x 25.4cm (17 1/2 x 10in) - from the same collection as the preceding lot