Antique Botanical Print - James Sowerby - Lichen Cerinus - Wax Lichen - F1 In 1859 he published the

In 1859 he published the first handbook on Finnish birds

47 cm x 32 cm

engraved in copper by the Italian engraver

«Azalees des Jardins Hybrides et Varietes»

” Strandkloärt

Antique Botanical Print - James Sowerby - Lichen Cerinus - Wax Lichen - F1 In 1859 he published the"Lichen Cerinus" This original hand coloured engraving is from James Sowerby's English Botany or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places of Growth, published by J. Davis in London in 1790 1814. First edition of the extensively illustrated botanical series. James Sowerby was an English naturalist and illustrator born in 1757 and died in 1822. He is best known for his extensive work in botanical