Curtis Melaleuca Botanical Engraving, 1817 Maryland Pair of Original steel engravings

Pair of Original steel engravings from Insecta Rhynchota Hemiptera-Heteroptera by Frederick Ducane Godman

depicts a journey of figures and animals in a procession with earthy tones of blue

Features New Castle County that lies north and east of White Clay Creek and west of Red Clay Creek

Original Steel Engraving detailing Chicago & Lake Michigan by Frank Gray of Gray's Atlas

Dimensions: 8

Curtis Melaleuca Botanical Engraving, 1817 Maryland Pair of Original steel engravingsOriginal copper engraving by William Curtis. Curtis began publication of the Botanical Magazine in February 1787 and continued almost without interruption for 160 years. The plates are known for their fine detail and delicate hand coloring, during a period of time when detailed botanical illustrations were often one of the only ways to record and understand the vast diversity of plant life. Dimensions: 11 x 14