Australian Acacia umbrosa. Shady Acacia. Australian Wattle Curtis botanical c1834

$160.00

Antique print of Acacia umbrosa, now Acacia binervata. Australian native discovered in New South Wales. "Plants.. from the interesting and remote country (of Australia), being chiefly obtained through the exertions of Allan Cunningham."

Original hand-coloured copperplate engraving by Swan after a drawing by eminent botanist, William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) for "The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed" published in London circa 1834 by Samuel Curtis. Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, after which he became director of Kew Gardens in London. Illustrations for "The Botanical Magazine" have been revered for their scientific accuracy, and the enduring natural pigments used in colouring early engravings.

Publication of "The Botanical Magazine" was begun in 1787 by William Curtis (1746-1799) Praefectus Hortis of Chelsea Physic Garden in London, “in response.. to solicitations for a work… (combining) Botany and Gardening”. Illustrating botanical specimens from around the world, this publication has been published continuously for over 222 years, – now as “The Kew Magazine”.

Size of page 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). Associated text available

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