Genuine antique prints of carnivorous plants. Carnivorous plants have long been the subject of popular interest and exposition, much of it highly inaccurate (such as the man-eating tree!). However, expeditions in the 18th and 19th century discovered many carnivorous plant species, such as Nepenthes, Sarracenia and Drosera. Wonderful illustrations were prepared by botanical artists during these expeditions.
27.5 x 20.5cm (10.5 x 8 inches).Nepethes Morganae, Burkei, cylindrica and Hookeriana This is an antique chromolithograph which was made in the 1890s for a work by John Wright, a horticulturist and editor of the London Journal of Horticulture. He created fine works illustrating fruit, vegetables and ..
US$130.00
41 x 30 cm (16 x 11.75 inches).Nectarinia gouldiaeHimalayasJohn Gould was the enterprising genius behind the creation of 2999 different handcolored lithographic plates of birds and animals. He was born in 1804 on the Dorset coast in England. Gould had no formal university training and considered hi..
US$150.00
19 x 12.5 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)This detailed hand coloured engraving of flowers and herbs was made by Richard Brook for his Cyclopaedia of Botany and Herbs in 1854. The print is an original antique in very good condition considering it is over 160 years old...
US$40.00
31 x 23 cm (12 x 9.25 inches).Common Cistus, Common White Cistus, Sea HeathThis is an antique hand colored lithograph of wild flowers by Jane Loudon (1807-1858). Mrs Loudon had a fascinating, accomplished and challenging life. She was a pioneering authoress of early science fiction and (together wit..
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43.5 x 31 cm (17 x 12 inches)Skunk Cabbage, Pitcher Plant and Venus Fly TrapThis large floral lithograph is by Robert John Thornton he was an English physician and botanical writer. It was made in 1951 in England on cream coloured thick paper and is in excellent condition...
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43.5 x 31 cm (17 x 12 inches)Sarracania flavaThis large floral lithograph is by Robert John Thornton he was an English physician and botanical writer. It was made in 1951 in England on cream coloured thick paper and is in excellent condition...
US$90.00
23 x 14.0 cm (9.0 x 5.5 inches).Pinguicula vulgarisThis antique botanical print is from the first edition of James Sowerby 's famous work, English Botany. It is an original antique print made by printing from an engraved copper printing plate onto hand made paper. The hand painted coloring is origin..
US$90.00
24.5 x 14.5 cm (9.5 x 6 inches).Australia. Considered a proto-carnivorous plantThis is an antique chromolithograph from Le Jardin Fleuriste which was published from 1851 to 1854 by Charles Antoine Lemaire (Professor of Botany), in an era of travel and exploration. Plants from around the world were b..
US$60.00
24.5 x 14.5 cm (9.5 x 6 inches).Australia. Considered a proto-carnivorous plantThis is an antique chromolithograph from Le Jardin Fleuriste which was published from 1851 to 1854 by Charles Antoine Lemaire (Professor of Botany), in an era of travel and exploration. Plants from around the world were b..
US$70.00
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28 x 21 cm (11 x 8.5 inches).Sarracenia DrummondiiUSA,FloridaThis lithograph was made in the 1880s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory at Ch..
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19 x 12.5 cm (7.5x 5 inches)Balm of Gilead, Common Flax and Great SundewThese detailed hand coloured prints of flowers and herbs were made by Richard Brook for his Cyclopaedia of Botany and Herbs in 1854. The print is an original antique in very good condition considering it is over 160 years old...
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34.5 x 26 cm (13.5 x 10.5 inches).There is a central fold, as issued and shown in the picture.This lithograph is from L'Illustration Horticole by Jean Jules Linden, one of the finest botanical periodicals first published in Belgium in 1854. It aimed educate people about the fascinating plants being ..
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32.5 x 24cm (12.75 x 6.5 inches)Pitcher PlantThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back at..
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32.5 x 24cm (12.75 x 6.5 inches)Yellow Pitcher PlantThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring ..
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24 x 16cm (9.5 x 6.5 inches)Purple Pitcher PlantThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back..
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24 x 16cm (9.5 x 6.5 inches)Red Pitcher PlantThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1854-1855 and comes from Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe by Louis van Houtte, a famous nineteenth century Belgian horticulturalist. He employed plant collectors to bring back at..
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29.5 x 23 cm (11.55 x 9 inches)Nepenthes DistillatoriaThis hand colored engraving was made in the 1830s by Sir Joseph Paxton, a hugely talented man. Paxton started as an assistant gardener with no education & rose to become the head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. His design of the conservatory ..
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27 x 17.7 cm (10.6 x 7 inches)BrazilThis lithograph is from L'Illustration Horticole by Jean Jules Linden, one of the finest botanical periodicals first published in Belgium in 1854. It aimed educate people about the fascinating plants being gathered from around the world and hopefully persuade them..
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30.5 x 24.5cm (15 x 9.5 inches)Drosera arcturiThis plant grows in bogs, tarns and seepages, most commonly at montane or alpine elevations.This is an antique lithograph of New Zealand flora. It is from a work by Thomas Frederic Cheeseman and was published in 1914 in Wellington, New Zealand. At the t..
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23 x 14.0 cm (9.0 x 5.5 inches).Utricularia vulgaris (carnivorous)This antique botanical print is from the first edition of James Sowerby 's famous work, English Botany. It is an original antique print made by printing from an engraved copper printing plate onto hand made paper. The hand painted col..
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23 x 14.0 cm (9.0 x 5.5 inches).Utricularia minor (carnivorous)This antique botanical print is from the first edition of James Sowerby 's famous work, English Botany. It is an original antique print made by printing from an engraved copper printing plate onto hand made paper. The hand painted colori..
US$0.00
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