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Engraving of English homes and trees. Stock ID: 27499 London. J. G. Strutt. 1824. Hand colored engraving, folio. "The Tall Oak at Fredville" |
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(NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - WHITE PINE)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). White Pine. Pinus Strobus. Stock ID: 36759 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850s. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches. Faint soiling to mid right edge (outside plate area), very good condition. This is plate 145 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Robinia Faux-Acacia. Stock ID: 42600 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 6 inches, very light scattered foxing, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#71) depicts a bough of a Black Locust, botanical details shown below. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Houx Commun. Stock ID: 42601 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 6 inches, very light scattered foxing, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#38) depicts a bough of English holly with fruit, botanical details shown below. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Alisier a Larges Feuilles. Stock ID: 42602 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 6 inches, very light scattered foxing, faint spot to mid right edge, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#1) depicts a bough of a large leaved flowering Alisier (?), botanical details shown below. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Murier Noir. Stock ID: 42603 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 6 inches, very light scattered foxing, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#45) depicts a bough of a black mulberry tree, botanical details shown below. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Hetre des Bois. Stock ID: 42604 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 6 inches, very light scattered foxing, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#37) depicts a bough of a Beech tree, botanical details shown below. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Sorbier des Oiseleurs. Stock ID: 42605 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 6 inches, very light scattered foxing, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#85) depicts a bough of a tree with red berries, botanical details shown below. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Sorbier Cultive. Stock ID: 42606 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 6 inches, very light scattered foxing, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#83) depicts a bough of a Sorbier (?) tree, botanical details shown below. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Erable Jaspe. Stock ID: 42607 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 5 7/8 inches, very light scattered foxing, cropped left edge, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#27) depicts a bough of a maple tree, botanical details shown below. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Aune Commun. Stock ID: 42608 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 5 7/8 inches, very light scattered foxing, tight left edge, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#4) depicts a bough of an European alder, botanical details shown below. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Chene a Glands Pedoncules. Stock ID: 42609 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 5 7/8 inches, very light scattered foxing, cropped left edge, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#15) depicts a bough of an English oak, botanical details shown below. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Saule Pointu. Stock ID: 42610 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 5 7/8 inches, very light scattered foxing, tight left edge, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#80) depicts a bough of a tree, botanical details shown to the right. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Saule Precoce. Stock ID: 42611 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 5 7/8 inches, very light scattered foxing, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#79) depicts a bough of a tree, botanical details shown to the right. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Saule Aquatique. Stock ID: 42612 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 6 inches, very light scattered foxing, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#81) depicts a bough of a tree with botanical details. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Sorbier Hybride. Stock ID: 42614 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 6 inches, very light scattered foxing, soft crease to lower right of sheet, good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#86) depicts a bough of an oakleaf mountain ash, botanical details shown below. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Houx de Madere. Stock ID: 42594 Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 6 inches, very light scattered foxing, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#39) depicts a bough of a type of holly with fruit, botanical details shown below. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Sapin Picea. Sapin Rouge. Stock ID: 42599 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 6 inches, very light scattered foxing, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#73) depicts a Norway spruce with botanical details. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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COLOR STIPPLE ENGRAVING) Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri.
Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri. Chene Cerris. Stock ID: 42613 1824. Color stipple engraving, sheet size 10 x 6 inches, very light scattered foxing, cropped left edge, very good condition. One of the exquisite color stipple engravings from Jean-Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire's Traite Des Arbres Forestiers, published in Paris in 1824. This plate (#17) depicts a bough of an oak tree, botanical detail shown below. A fine example of the quality of antique French botanical prints of the era of Redoute, this was used to illustrate a work on the forest trees of France. |
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CONIFERS)
Picea Grandies. Stock ID: 33786 Washington, D.C. U.S. Government. House of Representatives. 1857. Tinted lithograph, image approx.9 x 5 3/4 inches on sheet 11 x 8 inches. Very light scattered foxing in lower margin, generally very good. Botany Plate VI from the "Reports of Explorations and Surveys, To Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River To The Pacific Ocean" Volume VI. These views from the Pacific Railroad survey were printed in shades of grey and brown. |
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COTTONWOOD)
Stanley (illus). A Cottonwood Grove. Stock ID: 43008 Washington, D.C. Ca. 1860. Tinted lithograph, image approximately 6 x 9 inches on sheet 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Very good condition. Plate XIX from the Report of the United States Pacific Railroad Expedition and Surveys (USPRR) - 47th and 49th Parallels. Lithographed by Sarony, Major & Knapp. These views from the Pacific Railroad survey were printed in 2 or 3 colors and most have a small pinhole at center of the lower border for registration of the colors. The cottonwood tree was later used by the Union Pacific Railroad for timber. |
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DECIDUOUS TREES)
Quercus rubra. Red Oak. Stock ID: 35275 [Ca. 1842.] Lithograph with original handcolor, image 9 1/4 x 7 inches on sheet 11 x 9 inches. Moderate soiling. Lithographed by Endicott, New York, apparently from "The Natural History of New-York." |
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DECIDUOUS TREES)
Quercus Hindsii. Stock ID: 36692 Washington, D.C. U.S. Government. House of Representatives. 1857. Tinted lithograph, image approx. 6 1/4 x 9 inches on sheet 8 x 11 inches. Light soiling to upper left margin (outisde image area). Very good condition. Botany Plate from the "Reports of Explorations and Surveys, To Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River To The Pacific Ocean" Volume VI. These views from the Pacific Railroad survey were printed in shades of grey and brown. |
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HORSE CHESTNUT- ENGRAVING - 18TH CENTURY)
Miller, John ("painted, engraved and publish'd by")* Classis VII. Ordo I. Heptandria Monogynia. Aesculus. Stock ID: 36068 London. J. Miller. 1773. Engraving, handcolored, image 17 1/2 x 12 inches on sheet 21 x 14 inches. Very good condition. A plate from John Miller's "An Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus." In de Belder 'Magnificent Botanical Books' (de Belder #245, Dunthorne #206), it is stated that "LINNAEUS HIMSELF FULSOMELY PRAISED THE WORK AS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND ACCURATE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME. Certainly the illustrations, described by Blunt as excellent, are of a high order; John Miller drew and engraved them himself with considerable skill." As would be expected from a work illustrating the Linnean system, there are a liberal number of botanical details. |
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MANZANITA - OREGON / CALIFORNIA)
Mazanito. Stock ID: 42287 Washington, D.C. Ca. 1860. Tinted lithograph, image approx. 6 x 9 inches on sheet 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Couple of light foxing spots in margin, overall very good. A plate from the botanical section of the Report of the United States Pacific Railroad Expedition and Surveys (USPRR) - Cal. & Oregon. Printed in two tones, this shows the Manzanita tree typical of the Oregon coast. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - ASH)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Blue Ash. Fraxinus quadrangulata. Stock ID: 44375 Philadelphia. No date. Ca. 1850s. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Very good condition. This is plate 123 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - ASH)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Black Ash. Fraxinus sambucifolia. Stock ID: 44376 Philadelphia. No date. Ca. 1850s. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Very good condition. This is plate 122 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - BOX ELDER)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Box Elder. Acer negundo. Stock ID: 36740 Philadelphia. 1857. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. Very very light spot at lower right underneath the image, very good condition. Paper is a creamy white. This is plate 46 from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - BUCK EYE)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Ohio Buck eye. Pavia ohioensis. Stock ID: 36761 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850s. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 on sheet 10 x 6 1/2 inches. 1/4 inch margin at left edge, very good condition. Paper is white. This is plate 92 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - BUMELIA)
Bumelia foetidissima. Foetid Bumelia. Sapotillier tresfetide. Stock ID: 36742 Philadelphia. 1857. Lithograph, handcolored, image 7 1/2 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Two small spots in left margin, otherwise clean and bright. Paper is a creamy white. Depicts image of a branch segment with small white flowers. This is plate XCIV from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - CAROLINIAN ASH)
H. J. Redoute (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Carolinian Ash. Fraxinus platicarpa. Stock ID: 36747 Philadelphia. 1857. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. Foxing in upper and right margins, just affecting the image in a couple of places; dampstain in upper left margin well outside image. Paper is a creamy white. This is plate 124 from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - CEDAR)
Redoute, H. J. (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Arbor vitae or White Cedar. Thuya occidentalis. Stock ID: 44363 Philadelphia. No date. Ca. 1850s. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Small chip to upper right corner (well outside plate area), very good condition. This is plate 156 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - CEDAR)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Cedar of Lebanon. Larix cedrus. Stock ID: 36765 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850s. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Very good condition. This is plate 154 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - CEDAR)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Red Cedar. Juniperus virginiana. Stock ID: 44366 Philadelphia. No date. Ca. 1850s. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Very good condition. This is plate 155 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - CHERRY)
Redoute, H.J. (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Red Cherry. Cerasus borealis. Stock ID: 36757 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 on sheet 10 x 6 1/2 inches. 1/2 inch margin at left edge, very good condition. Paper is white. This is plate 90 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - DOGWOOD)
Nuttall, Thomas. Cornus Nuttallii. Large-flowered Dogwood. Cornouiller de Nuttall. Stock ID: 36737 Philadelphia. 1857. Lithograph, handcolored, image 7 1/2 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Three small spots, two in margin outside image area, one at lower left in text area, otherwise clean and bright. A striking image of a soft pink flower of a Dogwood newly discovered by Thomas Nuttall at Fort Vancouver in September of 1834 and then again flowering in May of the following year. It is plate XCVII from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - EUROPEAN ASH)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Common European Ash. Fraxinus excelsior. Stock ID: 36750 Philadelphia. 1857. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. Pin-prick sized foxing spots (scarcely visible). Paper is a creamy white. This is plate 121 from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - EUROPEAN OAK)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Common European Oak. Quercus robur. European White Oak. Quercus pedunculata. Stock ID: 36763 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850s. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 on sheet 10 x 6 1/2 inches. 1/4 inch margin at left edge (which in this case is the upper border), very good condition. Paper is white. This is plate 2 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - FIR)
Abies Nobilis. Decorated Silver Fir. Sapin noble. Stock ID: 36739 Philadelphia. 1857. Lithograph, handcolored, image 7 1/2 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Light foxing overall, however, mostly in margins. Paper is a creamy white. Depicts a large image of a Noble Fir pine cone, discovered by the plant explorer David Douglas in the mountains of northern California. This is plate CXVII from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - HACKBERRY)
Redoute, H. J. (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Hack Berry. Celtis crassifolia. Stock ID: 44372 Philadelphia. No date. Ca. 1850s. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Very good condition. This is plate 115 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - HICKORY TREE)
Redoute, H.J. (illus). Boquet (engraved by). Pacanenut Hickory. Juglans olivae-formis. Stock ID: 36752 Philadelphia. No date. Ca. 1850s. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. Scattered light foxing. This is plate 32 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$135.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - HORNBEAM)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Hornbeam. Carpinus virginiana. Stock ID: 36748 Philadelphia. 1857. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. Very good condition. Paper is a creamy white. This is plate 108 from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - HORSE CHESTNUT)
Nuttall, Thomas. Aesculus Californica. Californian Horse Chestnut. Marronnier de Californie. Stock ID: 36746 Philadelphia. 1857. Lithograph, handcolored, image 7 1/2 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Paper missing at lower left corner but still leaving a wide margin, otherwise very good condition. Paper is a creamy white. Depicts an image of a branch segment with small pink flowers. This is plate LXIV from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. This tree was discovered by Thomas Nuttall in the vicinity of Monterey flowering in March. |
$165.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - LOBLOLLY PINE)
Redoute, P.J. (illus). Bessin (engraved by). Loblolly Pine. Pinus toeda. Stock ID: 36753 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850s. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 on sheet 10 x 6 1/2 inches. 1/4 inch margin at left edge, very light mark at lower right, very good condition. Paper is white. This is plate 143 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$145.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - LOCUST)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Locust. Robinia pseudo acacia. Stock ID: 36764 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850S. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 on sheet 10 x 6 1/2 inches. Very good condition. Paper is a creamy white. This is plate 76 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$145.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - MAGNOLIA)
Redoute, P.J. (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Small Magnolia or White Bay. Magnolia glauca. Stock ID: 36756 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850s. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 on sheet 10 x 6 1/2 inches. 1/2 inch margin at left edge, very good condition. Paper is white. This is plate 52 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$165.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - OAK)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Chesnut White Oak. Quercus Pus. palustris. Stock ID: 44367 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850s. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Very good condition. This is plate 8 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$145.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - OAK)
Bessa (illus). Boquet, Fe. (engraved by). Rock Chesnut Oak. Quercus Pus. monticola. Stock ID: 44368 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850s. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Very good condition. This is plate 9 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - OAK)
Redoute, P. J. (illus). Cally (engraved by). Over Cup Oak. Quercus lyrata. Stock ID: 44373 Philadelphia. No date. Ca. 1850s. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Very good condition. This is plate 6 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$145.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - OAK)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Swamp White Oak. Quercus Pus. discolor. Stock ID: 44370 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850s. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 3/4 x 6 inches. Faint soiling to upper edge and mid right edge with a couple of light pin sized marks in plate area, very good condition. This is plate 7 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$145.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - OAK)
Bessa (illus). Bessin (engraved by). Small Chesnut Oak. Quercus Pus. chincapin. Stock ID: 44371 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850s. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches. Faint soiling to upper edge and right edge (outside plate area), very good condition. This is plate 11 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$145.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - OAK)
Redoute, P. J. (illus). Bessin (engraved by). White Oak. Quercus alba. Stock ID: 44362 Philadelphia. No date. Ca. 1850s. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Faint soiling to lower right corner (outside plate area), very good condition. This is plate 1 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$145.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - PAPAYA)
Papaya vulgaris. Papaw Tree. Papayer Commun. Stock ID: 36738 Philadelphia. 1857. Lithograph, handcolored, image 7 1/2 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Very good condition. Paper is a creamy white. A lovely image of a papaya tree with an enlarged image of a papaya flower. This is plate XCVI from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$165.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - PERSIMON)
Redoute, P.J. (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Persimon. Diospiros Virginiana. Stock ID: 36755 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850s. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 on sheet 10 x 6 1/2 inches. 1/8 inch margin at left edge, very good condition. Paper is white. This is plate 93 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$155.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - PINE)
Bessa (illus). Caly (engraved by). Pitch Pine. Pinus rigida. Stock ID: 44365 Philadelphia. No date. Ca. 1850s. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Very good condition. This is plate 144 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$145.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - PINE)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Yellow Pine. Pinus mitis. Stock ID: 44369 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850s. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches. Very good condition. This is plate 137 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - PLANER TREE)
H. Redoute (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Planer Tree. Planera Ulmifolia. Stock ID: 36751 Philadelphia. 1857. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. Very good condition. Paper is a creamy white. This is plate 130 from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$135.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - RHODODENDRUM)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Dwarf Rose Bay. Rhododendrum maximum. Stock ID: 36760 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850s. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 on sheet 10 x 6 1/2 inches. 1/2 inch margin at left edge, very good condition. Paper is white. This is plate 67 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - ROUND LEAVED MAPLE)
Acer Circinatum. Round leaved Maple. Erable Circine. Stock ID: 36745 Philadelphia. 1857. Lithograph, handcolored, image 7 1/2 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Very good condition. Paper is a creamy white. Depicts an image of a branch segment with three large colored leaves and small purple flowers. This is plate LXVII from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$155.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - SPRUCE FIR)
Abies Menziesii. Menzies Spruce Fir. Sapin de Menzies. Stock ID: 36741 Philadelphia. 1857. Lithograph, handcolored, image 7 1/2 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Paper missing at lower left corner but there is still a wide margin, very light soiling in lower area of image (scarcely noticeable). Depicts a large branch segment with two cones. This is plate CXVI from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$145.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - SPRUCE FIR)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Norway Spruce Fir. Abies picea. Stock ID: 44361 Philadelphia. No date. Ca. 1850s. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Very good condition. This is plate 146 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$145.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - SUGAR MAPLE)
Acer Grandidentatum. Mountain Sugar Maple. Erable de Montagne. Stock ID: 36744 Philadelphia. 1857. Lithograph, handcolored, image 7 1/2 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Small mark at lower right border, otherwise good condition. This is plate LXIX from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$155.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - TRUMPET FLOWER)
Tecoma radicans. Common Trumpet Flower. Biguone de Virginie. Stock ID: 36743 Philadelphia. 1857. Lithograph, handcolored, image 7 1/2 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Very good condition. Paper is a creamy white. A bright image of a branch segment with vibrant red flowers. This is plate CIV from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$135.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - TUPELO)
Bessa (illus). Joly (engraved by). Large Tupelo. Nyssa grandidentata. Stock ID: 44374 Philadelphia. No date. Ca. 1850s. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Very good condition. This is plate 112 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$145.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA - WAHOO)
Bessa (illus). Gabriel (engraved by). Wahoo. Ulmus Alata. Stock ID: 36749 Philadelphia. 1857. Color stipple engraving, added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. Very good condition. Paper is a creamy white. This is plate 127 from the 1857 Philadelphia edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$135.00 |
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NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA)
Water bitter Nut Hickory. Stock ID: 37648 Philadelphia. No date. Ca 1850s. Color stipple engraving with added handcolor, image 8 x 5 inches on sheet 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. faint toning to upper edge (outside plate area), very good condition. This is plate 34 from an edition of the Michaux / Nuttall work "The North American Sylva; or, a Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia." This important work by Francois Andre Michaux was first published in France between 1810 and 1813 with handcolored stipple engravings by the great French botanical artists P.J. Redoute, H.J. Redoute and Pancrace Bessa; it was printed and published in the United States in Philadelphia in 1857 with supplementary volumes by the American naturalist Thomas Nuttall; the plates for this section were handcolored lithographs. The plates, most of which depict a branch, flower and fruit, document in the most beautiful manner the abundance of trees native to the United States. |
$65.00 |
