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24 x 16 cm (9.5 x 6.25 inches).BrazilThis antique lithograph was made in the 1890s by Edward Step and William Watson. Their work focussed on plants which gave brilliance and charm to the garden, and are some of the best antique botanical illustrations. The paper is high quality, matt with a subtle c..

32 x 22 cm (12.5 x 8.75 inches).Carduelis elegansBrazil, ArgentinaThis beautiful chromolithographic print is from the first edition of the Argentian artist Axel Amuchastegui's work, Love Life of the Birds and was made in 1952. It is in excellent condition on fine white rag paper with strong plate ma..

32 x 22 cm (12.5 x 8.75 inches).Myopsytta monachBrazilThis beautiful chromolithographic print is from the first edition of the Argentian artist Axel Amuchastegui's work, Love Life of the Birds and was made in 1952. It is in excellent condition on fine white rag paper with strong plate marks. Each pr..

24.5 x 14.5 cm (9.5 x 6 inches).BrazilThis 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 being collected and bought back to Europe ..

24.5 x 15.5 cm (9.5 x 6 inches).BrazilThis original antique lithograph was made in 1872 by Edward Joseph Lowe. This series of prints portrayed amazingly attractive leaves, mainly from the tropics. The gorgeous coloring and elegant leaf shapes help give them a style that will never date. This print i..

26 x 17.5 cm (10.5 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..

23.0 x 15.0 cm (9.2 x 4.8 inches).PatachosBrazil,Rio do PradoThis exquisitely detailed hand finished engraving is from a set titled il Costume Antico e Moderno by Dr Giulo Ferrario (1767-1847)and was made in the 1820s. Ferrario's work documented and compared clothes and costumes from around the worl..

24 x 15 cm (9.5 x 6 inches).Gymnogramma villosaBrazil. This original antique lithograph was made in 1857 by Edward Joseph Lowe. The gorgeous coloring and elegant fern shapes help give his fern prints a style that will never date. This print is an authentic antique, not a reproduction. It is in excel..

24 x 15 cm (9.5 x 6 inches).Polypodium catharinaeBrazil. This original antique lithograph was made in 1857 by Edward Joseph Lowe. The gorgeous coloring and elegant fern shapes help give his fern prints a style that will never date. This print is an authentic antique, not a reproduction. It is in exc..

25.5 x 16 cm (10 x 6.3 inches).Pyrrhura leucotis and perlataBrazilThis original antique lithograph was made in 1903 and is from the first edition of a work on parakeets (small parrots) by David Seth-Smith. It is in excellent condition and has superb and original hand painted coloring which was enhan..

25.5 x 16 cm (10 x 6.3 inches).Brotogerys virescens and tuiAmazonia, Brazil, ColombiaThis original antique lithograph was made in 1903 and is from the first edition of a work on parakeets (small parrots) by David Seth-Smith. It is in excellent condition and has superb and original hand painted color..

25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches).Caladium mirabileBrazil and AmazonThis original antique lithograph was made in 1869 by James Shirley Hibberd. This relatively rare series of prints portrayed amazingly attractive leaves, mainly from the tropics. They were selected, in the words of Hibberd, with an ey..

26 x 18 cm (10.5 x 7 inches)Topaza pella. The second largest species of hummingbird. Slight age toningBrazil,Colombia,Peru,VenezuelaA beautifully colored and illustrated chromolithograph made by Cassell and Company in ~1870 for Thomas Rymer Jones, Professor of Natural History and Comparative Anatomy..

22.5 x 15.5 cm (9 x 6 inches).Marica caeruleaBrazilThis 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 at ..

24 x 16cm (9.5 x 6.5 inches)Opuntia salmianaThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1851 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 attracti..

24 x 32cm (9.5 x 12.75 inches)Gesneria leopoldiThis beautiful lithograph with original hand coloring was made in 1851 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 attra..

23.0 x 15.0 cm (9.2 x 4.8 inches).Veduta della missione de S. FidelisBrazilThis exquisitely detailed hand finished engraving is from a set titled il Costume Antico e Moderno by Dr Giulo Ferrario (1767-1847)and was made in the 1820s. Ferrario's work documented and compared clothes and costumes from a..

25.5 x 16.5 cm (10 x 6.5 inches).Canna atro nigricansBrazilThis original antique lithograph was made in 1869 by James Shirley Hibberd. This relatively rare series of prints portrayed amazingly attractive leaves, mainly from the tropics. They were selected, in the words of Hibberd, with an eye to int..

24 x 15 cm (9.5 x 6 inches).This antique illustration was made in the 1860s by William Rhind from his work portraying many well known, useful plants. William Rhind was a prominent Victorian botanist who lectured in Botany in Aberdeen, Scotland. J.Bishop and William Fitch were his illustrators. Sir J..

24.5 x 14.5 cm (9.5 x 6 inches).BrazilThis 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 being collected and bought back to Europe ..

16.0 x 10.0 cm (6.3 x 4.0 inches).Pimelodus notatusGuiana,Brazil,AmazonThis finely detailed engraved print of fish was made in London in the 1840s.This is a genuine antique engraving, not a reproduction. It is in very good condition. The original hand painted colouring and detail of the engraving is..

16.0 x 10.0 cm (6.3 x 4.0 inches).Guiana,Brazil,AmazonThis finely detailed engraved print of fish was made in London in the 1840s.This is a genuine antique engraving, not a reproduction. It is in very good condition. The original hand painted colouring and detail of the engraving is excellent. Fishi..