Antique Botanical Print - James Sowerby - Carex Oederi - Carex Oederi - F1

Antique Botanical Print - James Sowerby - Carex Oederi - Carex Oederi - F1"Carex Oederi" This original hand coloured engraving is from James Sowerby's English Botany or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places of Growth, published by J. Davis in London in 1790 1814. First edition of the extensively illustrated botanical series. James Sowerby was an English naturalist and illustrator born in 1757 and died in 1822. He is best known for his extensive work in botanical

"View of Kersö"

hand signed and numbered 26/150

”Buskstjärnblomma

including publications on birds from various regions of the world

"Pulicaria Prostrata (Gil) Aschers

"Equisetum Palustre L

from Druid Hill Park"

with his work included in prestigious collections like The Smithsonian and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City

The work was published by Wilson & Spence York in London

"Autoritratto di Guercino"

"Aster Tripolium"

”Turdus Pilaris”