Antique Print - James Sowerby - Lychnis Dioica: Flore Rubro - Red Campion - F1

Antique Print - James Sowerby - Lychnis Dioica: Flore Rubro - Red Campion - F1"Lychnis Dioica: Flore Rubro" 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. The reverse side of this engraving is blank. The text page on the third picture, below, is an original page from this work with

"Skogaholm's Mansion"

The etching is signed by the artist in the lower right corner

Wilhelm Hammerschmidt was a 19th-century German photographer and engraver known for his travels and documentation of exotic locations

"British North America

Technique: Etching

17 cm x 27 cm

and notable cartographer

"Pulsatilla Vulgaris Mill"

Arenaria Gothica”

Christian Tønsberg was a notable Norwegian author and illustrator known for his works depicting the landscapes and culture of Norway during the 19th century

"Canton in China"

”Anas (Chauelasmus) Strepera”