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 MARTYN, John (1699-1768)
Abutilon Americanum, fructu subrotundo, pendulo, e capsulis vesicariis, crispis conflato Rand [Indian Mallow]
London: 1728 [-1738]. Mezzotint printed in colours and finished by hand. Engraved by Elisha Kirkall after Van Huysum. Very good condition apart from a few small black spots in the image. Plate mark: 14 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches. Sheet size: 20 1/4 x 14 3/8 inches.
A fine plate from Martyn's 'Historia plantarum rariorum', the first botanical book to be illustrated with colour-printed plates.
A professor of botany at Cambridge and one of the founders of the London Botanical Society, John Martyn is renowned for his great work Historia Plantarum Rariorum (1728-1737). Devoted to new species cultivated at the Chelsea Physic Garden and Cambridge Botanic Garden, Pulteney proclaims this work to be "the most sumptuous and magnificent work of this kind that had ever been attempted in England". Engraved by Elisha Kirkall after paintings by artists such as Jacob van Huysum, W. Houstoun, Massey, G. Sartorys and R. Sartorius, each plate in this important publication was dedicated to a patron-subscriber with an engraved coat-of-arms or monogram.
Cf. Dunthorne 194; cf.Great Flower Books (1990), p. 118; cf. Henrey 1016; cf. Nissen BBI 1289; cf. Pritzel 5921; Stafleu TL2 5563
#10085 $650.00  
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 MARTYN, John (1699-1768)
Abutilon Americanum; Flore albido; Fructu e capsulis resicariis planis conflato, Pediulo geniculato [Indian Mallow]
London: 1728 [-1738]. Mezzotint printed in colours and finished by hand. Engraved by Elisha Kirkall after Sartorus. Very good condition apart from a small loss at the extreme edge of the left margin. Plate mark: 15 3/8 x 9 7/8 inches. Sheet size: 20 1/4 x 14 1/8 inches.
A fine plate from Martyn's 'Historia plantarum rariorum', the first botanical book to be illustrated with colour-printed plates.
A professor of botany at Cambridge and one of the founders of the London Botanical Society, John Martyn is renowned for his great work Historia Plantarum Rariorum (1728-1737). Devoted to new species cultivated at the Chelsea Physic Garden and Cambridge Botanic Garden, Pulteney proclaims this work to be "the most sumptuous and magnificent work of this kind that had ever been attempted in England". Engraved by Elisha Kirkall after paintings by artists such as Jacob van Huysum, W. Houstoun, Massey, G. Sartorys and R. Sartorius, each plate in this important publication was dedicated to a patron-subscriber with an engraved coat-of-arms or monogram.
Cf. Dunthorne 194; cf.Great Flower Books (1990), p. 118; cf. Henrey 1016; cf. Nissen BBI 1289; cf. Pritzel 5921; Stafleu TL2 5563
#10106$450.00
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 MARTYN, John (1699-1768)
Crotalaria Americana caule alato folijs pilosis, floribus in thyrso luteis [Rattlebox?]
London: 1728 [-1738]. Mezzotint printed in colours and finished by hand. Engraved by Elisha Kirkall. Very good condition apart from some overall light foxing, a small loss in the top right-hand corner, and a skillfully repaired 1 1/4" loss in the upper margin and top part of the image. Plate mark: 15 7/8 x 11 inches. Sheet size: 20 1/4 x 14 inches.
A fine plate from Martyn's 'Historia plantarum rariorum', the first botanical book to be illustrated with colour-printed plates.
A professor of botany at Cambridge and one of the founders of the London Botanical Society, John Martyn is renowned for his great work Historia Plantarum Rariorum (1728-1737). Devoted to new species cultivated at the Chelsea Physic Garden and Cambridge Botanic Garden, Pulteney proclaims this work to be "the most sumptuous and magnificent work of this kind that had ever been attempted in England". Engraved by Elisha Kirkall after paintings by artists such as Jacob van Huysum, W. Houstoun, Massey, G. Sartorys and R. Sartorius, each plate in this important publication was dedicated to a patron-subscriber with an engraved coat-of-arms or monogram.
Cf. Dunthorne 194; cf.Great Flower Books (1990), p. 118; cf. Henrey 1016; cf. Nissen BBI 1289; cf. Pritzel 5921; Stafleu TL2 5563
#10094$650.00
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 MARTYN, John (1699-1768)
Limonium Africanum, caule alato; foliis integris, hirsutis; petalo pallide flavo calyce amoene purpureo [African Sea Lavender]; Limonium peregrinum, foliis Asplenij G.B. [Sea Lavender Leaf]
London: 1728 [-1738]. Mezzotint printed in colours and finished by hand. Engraved by Elisha Kirkall. Very good condition apart from a few natural paper creases in the bottom margin. Plate mark: 16 x 11 inches. Sheet size: 20 1/4 x 14 inches.
A fine plate from Martyn's 'Historia plantarum rariorum', the first botanical book to be illustrated with colour-printed plates.
A professor of botany at Cambridge and one of the founders of the London Botanical Society, John Martyn is renowned for his great work Historia Plantarum Rariorum (1728-1737). Devoted to new species cultivated at the Chelsea Physic Garden and Cambridge Botanic Garden, Pulteney proclaims this work to be "the most sumptuous and magnificent work of this kind that had ever been attempted in England". Engraved by Elisha Kirkall after paintings by artists such as Jacob van Huysum, W. Houstoun, Massey, G. Sartorys and R. Sartorius, each plate in this important publication was dedicated to a patron-subscriber with an engraved coat-of-arms or monogram.
Cf. Dunthorne 194; cf.Great Flower Books (1990), p. 118; cf. Henrey 1016; cf. Nissen BBI 1289; cf. Pritzel 5921; Stafleu TL2 5563
#10080$650.00
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 MARTYN, John (1699-1768)
Linaria caerulea folijs brevioribus & angustioribus Raij [Toadflax]; Linaria Hispanica, procumbens, folijs uncialibus glaucis; flore favescente pulchre striato labijs nigro purpureis Rand [Toadflax]
London: 1728 [-1738]. Mezzotint printed in colours and finished by hand. Engraved by Elisha Kirkall after Van Huysum. Very good condition apart from several small light brown spots in the margins and the image. Plate mark: 15 3/8 x 11 7/8 inches. Sheet size: 20 1/4 x 14 1/8 inches.
A fine plate from Martyn's 'Historia plantarum rariorum', the first botanical book to be illustrated with colour-printed plates.
A professor of botany at Cambridge and one of the founders of the London Botanical Society, John Martyn is renowned for his great work Historia Plantarum Rariorum (1728-1737). Devoted to new species cultivated at the Chelsea Physic Garden and Cambridge Botanic Garden, Pulteney proclaims this work to be "the most sumptuous and magnificent work of this kind that had ever been attempted in England". Engraved by Elisha Kirkall after paintings by artists such as Jacob van Huysum, W. Houstoun, Massey, G. Sartorys and R. Sartorius, each plate in this important publication was dedicated to a patron-subscriber with an engraved coat-of-arms or monogram.
Cf. Dunthorne 194; cf.Great Flower Books (1990), p. 118; cf. Henrey 1016; cf. Nissen BBI 1289; cf. Pritzel 5921; Stafleu TL2 5563
#10089$450.00
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 MARTYN, John (1699-1768)
Maranta arundinacae, Cannacori folio Plum [Arrowroot]
London: 1728 [-1738]. Mezzotint printed in colours and finished by hand. Engraved by Elisha Kirkall after Van Huysum. Very good condition apart from some overall light foxing and a few mild surface abrasions in the lower right-hand corner of the sheet. Plate mark: 14 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches. Sheet size: 20 1/4 x 14 1/8 inches.
A fine plate from Martyn's 'Historia plantarum rariorum', the first botanical book to be illustrated with colour-printed plates.
A professor of botany at Cambridge and one of the founders of the London Botanical Society, John Martyn is renowned for his great work Historia Plantarum Rariorum (1728-1737). Devoted to new species cultivated at the Chelsea Physic Garden and Cambridge Botanic Garden, Pulteney proclaims this work to be "the most sumptuous and magnificent work of this kind that had ever been attempted in England". Engraved by Elisha Kirkall after paintings by artists such as Jacob van Huysum, W. Houstoun, Massey, G. Sartorys and R. Sartorius, each plate in this important publication was dedicated to a patron-subscriber with an engraved coat-of-arms or monogram.
Cf. Dunthorne 194; cf.Great Flower Books (1990), p. 118; cf. Henrey 1016; cf. Nissen BBI 1289; cf. Pritzel 5921; Stafleu TL2 5563
#10096$650.00
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 MARTYN, John (1699-1768)
Tithymalus Creticus, Characias, angustifolius, vollosus & incarnus Tourn. Coroll
London: 1728 [-1738]. Mezzotint printed in colours and finished by hand. Engraved by Elisha Kirkall after Van Huysum. Very good condition apart from some mild creasing and very light soiling in the image. Plate mark: 14 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches. Sheet size: 20 1/4 x 14 3/8 inches.
A fine plate from Martyn's 'Historia plantarum rariorum', the first botanical book to be illustrated with colour-printed plates.
A professor of botany at Cambridge and one of the founders of the London Botanical Society, John Martyn is renowned for his great work Historia Plantarum Rariorum (1728-1737). Devoted to new species cultivated at the Chelsea Physic Garden and Cambridge Botanic Garden, Pulteney proclaims this work to be "the most sumptuous and magnificent work of this kind that had ever been attempted in England". Engraved by Elisha Kirkall after paintings by artists such as Jacob van Huysum, W. Houstoun, Massey, G. Sartorys and R. Sartorius, each plate in this important publication was dedicated to a patron-subscriber with an engraved coat-of-arms or monogram.
Cf. Dunthorne 194; cf.Great Flower Books (1990), p. 118; cf. Henrey 1016; cf. Nissen BBI 1289; cf. Pritzel 5921; Stafleu TL2 5563
#10104$650.00
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