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The Botanic Garden
consisting of highly finished representations of hardy ornamental flowering plants, cultivated in Great Britain with their names, classes, orders, history, qualities, culture and physiological observations.
Benjamin Maund [c.1790-1864] ran a Pharmacy, was a botanist and book seller. In 1821 he began a series of publications which were to run for a period of some 30 years to 1851. They contain some of the most attractive illustrations of flowers, all exquisitely colored by hand AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION.

Chinese Primrose (China). Yellow Amaryllis (Spain). Changeable Iris (North America). Common Passion Flower (Brazil).
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PROVENANCE	The Botanic Garden consisting of highly finished representations of hardy ornamental flowering plants, cultivated in Great Britain with their names, classes, orders, history, qualities, culture and physiological observations.
SCARCITY RATING	4 = SCARCE
PLEASE NOTE	Virtually all historical & antiquarian items are subject to some normal aging, which is not obtrusive, unless stated otherwise. Sales Tax: Please see my FAQ page for more details
VERSO	There is nothing printed on the back, which is plain. There is nothing printed on the back, which is plain. The print is accompanied by 4 separate text pages describing each plant.
TYPE	19th century steel engraving with original hand color, applied at the time of publication.

Japan Apple Tree (Japan). Jointed Genista (Germany). Gentianella (Alps. Europe). Box leaved Ledum (Carolina).
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GENUINE ANTIQUE STEEL ENGRAVINGS

Original hand colouring

OVERALL: 8.5x6.5 Inches
IMAGE: 6x5 Inches 16x12 Cms.

Chinese Primrose (China). Yellow Amaryllis (Spain). Changeable Iris (North America). Common Passion Flower (Brazil).

Tiger Flower (Mexico). Three flowered Phlox (North America). Yellow flowered strawberry (East Indies). Christmas Rose (Austria).

Common Globularia (Europe). Wart-Calyxed Dodder (Nepal). Alpine Erinus (Pyrenees). Curled Flowered Jasmine (China)

Arkansa Coreopsis (Arkansas. USA). Blue Flowered Catananche (South Europe). Common Marvel of Peru (India). Alpine Flax (Austria).

Trailing Gaultheria (North America). Broad leaved Amsonia (North America). Sweet scented Coltsfoot (Italy) Broad leaved Calycled Andromeda (Newfoundland)

Three Coloured Lachenalia (South Africa). Early Dwarf Heath (Heather. Austria). Tartarian Honeysuckle (Russia). Box leaved Milkwort (Austria).

American Cowslip (Virginia). Large flowered Trillium (North America). Spring Adonis (Europe). Spring bitter vetch (Europe).

Large leaved Larkspur (Siberia). Chalcedonian Iris (Levant = Middle East). Bulb bearing Lily (Italy). Smooth Spiraea (Siberia)

Broad leaved Kalmia (North America). Pruple flax weed (South Europe). Dwarf Oenothera (North America). Mountain Valerian (Switzerland)

Scarlett Bladder Senna (South Africa). Sand Everlasting (Europe). Double white Rocket (Italy). Purple Groundsel (South Africa).

Large fruited Evening Primrose (North America). Hairy Pentstemon (North America). Glaucous Kalmia )North America). Spear Leaved Milfoil.

Purple flowered Mullein (Southern Europe). Spear leaved Coreopsis (Carolina). Marsh Ledum (Europe). Dwarf Bell Flower (Switzerland).

Japan Apple Tree (Japan). Jointed Genista (Germany). Gentianella (Alps. Europe). Box leaved Ledum (Carolina).

Tiger spotted lily (China). Spanish Heath (Spain). Dodonaeus's Epilobium (Switzerland). French Marygold - Marigold (Mexico).

Blue Lobelia (USA Virginia). Slender leaved Coreopsis (North America). Hairy leaved Rhododendron (Switzerland). Greenland Scurvy Gross (Greenland).

China Pink (China). Streaked Sisyrinchium (Mexico). Chili Sliiper Wort (Chile). Fine leaved Phlox (North America)

Great Flowered Fumatory (Siberia Russia). Double purple Rocket (Italy). Red Flowered Comfrey (Bohemia Czech). Flax leaved Daphne (Spain).

Fulgent Lobelia (Mexico). Mediterranean Heath (Portugal). Biennial Gaura (North America). Scarlet Flowered Cacalia

Althea Frutex (Syria). Tuberous Swallow Wort (North America). Purple flowered Oenothera (North America). Pryenean Teucrium (Pryenees. Spain. France)

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GIANTS OF THE REPUBLIC
Noble living and grand achievement. Embracing the Lives, Deeds and personal traits of eminent Statesmen, Great Generals, noted reformers, successful men of business, distinguished literary men and famous women. By a Corps. of Competent Biographers: Dr Hamilton W Mabie. John S.C. Abbott. Prof. W. W. Birdsall. Edward S Ellis. James Parton. Frances E Willard. Henry Ferris. W. Fletcher Johnson and others. Introduction by Edward Everett Hall LLD...
Illustrated with magnificent full page photogravure portraits and a wealth of other fine engravings.
Published by John C. Winston & Co., Philadelphia. Chicago. Syracuse. Toronto.
PRINTED IN 1896
OVERALL: 10x7 Inches
IMAGE: 8x5.5 Inches 21x14 Cms.
SCARCITY RATING
9 = SOMEWHAT HARD TO FIND

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Abraham Lincoln

Plunkett's charge at Gettysburg

Salt Lake City

These are mostly Photogravures

Abraham Lincoln

Alexander Hamilton. The architect of the federal System

Andrew Jackson

Battle of Chancellorsville. Jackson's attack on the right wing

Benjamin Franklin

Broadway New York Showing Astor House and Post Office

Burnside's expedition crossing Hatteras Bar

Cornelius Vanderbilt. American Railroads

Cyrus E Field.The successful projector of the Atlantic Cable.

Daniel Webster. The defender of National Union

Executing Negroes in New York

Fall of the Alamo

Fight between the Monitor and Merrimac

Frances E Willard. The organiser and head of WCTU

George B McLennan. First Commander of the Army of the Potomac

George Washington

Henry W Longfellow. The famous Poet

Henry Ward Beecher. The great pulpit orator and reformer

James G Blaine. The brilliant and successful Statesman

John Adams

John C Calhoun. The Great Advocate of States Rights

John Jacob Astor. Pioneer businessman and first millionaire

John Jay. First Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

John Quncy Adams

John Wanamaker. The great business organizer

Leland Stanford - California

Lincoln and his son 'Tad'

Marshall Field. The modern businessman

Meeting of Washington and Rochambeau (Text verso)

Monument to President Garfield in the Capitol Grounds in Washington

Penn's Treaty with the Indians

Plunkett's charge at Gettysburg

President James A Garfield

Robert E Lee. The great Commander of the Confederate Armies

Robert Fulton. The pioneer of Steam Navigation

Salt Lake City

Samuel Houston

Samuel J Tilden. The great reform Governor

Signing the Declaration of American Independence

Surrender of General Lee

The Battle on the Plains

The Elms Yale University. New Haven

The Funeral Train of General Grant Passing West Point

The Royal Gorge. Colorado

Thomas A Edison

Thomas Jefferson

Ulysses S Grant

View of the Capitol. Washington

Washington crossing the Delaware (Text verso)

Washington taking the Oath of Office (Text verso)

Washington's reception at Trenton (Text Verso)

William T Sherman. The hero of the 'March to the Sea'

THE LIFE AND EPISTLES OF SAINT PAUL.
People's Edition. By The Rev. W. J. Conybeare MA and The Rev. J. S. Howson DD ....Published in Cincinnati Ohio by National Publishing Co. Chicago Illinois: By Jones Junkin & Co.
PRINTED IN 1869
OVERALL: 9x5.5 Inches
IMAGE: 5x3 Inches 13x8 Cms.
SCARCITY RATING 6 = FAIRLY SCARCE

St. Pauls Bay Malta

Fascinating vignette views and maps of Asia Minor, Turkey, Israel, Greece, Malta Etc.

Chart of the N. E. Coast of Malta

Chart of the S. Coast of Crete

Colossae (Turkey)

Corinth from the South West

Damascus

Gateway at Asssos (Turkey)

Kara-Dagh near Lystra (Turkey)

Map of the countries adjacent to the North ast Corner of the Mediterranean…

Map to illustrate St. Paul's 2nd missionary journey…

Map to illustrate St. Paul's 3rd missionary journey…

Map to illustrate St. Paul's voyage from Caesarea to Puteoli

Mars Hill. The spot where Paul stood. (Athens)

Plan of Ancient Athens

Plan of Rome

Remains of the Ancient bridge at Jerusalem

Rhodes

Roman Roads Near Lystra (Turkey)

St. Pauls Bay Malta

Tarsus (Turkey)

View of Jerusalem from the North East

DEVONSHIRE & CORNWALL ILLUSTRATED
From original drawings by Thomas Allom. W. H. Bartlett etc.
With historical and Topographical Descriptions by J. Britton & E. W. Brayley. Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries.
Published in London by H. Fisher, R. Fisher & P. Jackson of Newgate Street.

SCARCITY RATING
5 = FAIRLY SCARCE

SIZE Approximately
OVERALL: 7.5x5 Inches
IMAGE: 6x3.75 Inches 15.5x9.5 Cms.

Steel engravings.
Uncoloured as originally published. Please see the scans. There is nothing printed on the back, which is plain.

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