Antique Cactus Prints

View this selection of historical cactus prints. All prints are in good condition unless otherwise noted.

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Mammillaria bicolor

Lithograph, ca 1850. Original hand coloring.
This print was reduced in size so that there is no lower margin.
Title is just barely visible. In upper right corner is part of a page number.
Print has light overall age toning and a light spot at the bottom.

Page size: 23.5 x 18 cm ( 9.2 x 7 ")
Height of green part of cactus: 10.5 cm ( 4.1 ")

$ 175.00

Order Nr. CACTUS6154

Mammillaria Leitziana

Lithograph, ca 1850. Original hand coloring.
This print was reduced in size so that there is no lower margin.
Title is partially cut away.Print has light overall age toning
and a light spot at the bottom.

Page size: 23.5 x 18 cm ( 9.2 x 7 ")
Height of green part of cactus: 10 cm ( 3.9")

$ 175.00

Order Nr. CACTUS6155

The Cochineal and Lac Insects" (Dactylopius coccus - Scale insects) Crimson colored dye carmine.

Lithograph by W. Hawkins. Original hand coloring. From “Graphic Illustrations of Animals shewing their utility in their employments during life and uses after death". London, ca. 1860.

In the center of the lithograph shown:

Coccus lacca, coccus cacti, croton lacciferum (Asia) Cactus cocheniliffera (Prickly Pear) South America.

Uses on surrounding pictures clockwise from top: Gathering cochineal; crossing the Andes with serons of Cochineal; Dying C.; for Colour---C.; Japanning---L.; Sealing Wax---L.;

Hatmaking---L.; Making ShellLac; Gathering Stick Lac---Asia.

The use as a cosmetic dye as for lipsticks is not shown here.

Some minor spotting mainly in margins. Small repair in lower margin on centerfold.

Size within black borderlines: 30.3 x 36.5 cm (11.9 x 14.3")

$ 240.00

Order Nr. INSECTS9941

Cactus

Wood engraving 1844. Backside is printed. Print surrounding image.

10 x 7.2 cm ( 3.9 x 2.8 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. CACTUS 6155

Cereus truncatus Dec.

Engraved by A. Henry after Hohe for Theodor Nees von Esenbeck and W. Sinning ca 1830.
Light scattered spotting.

$ 180.00

Order Nr. ESENBECK 5709

Cereus Tubiflorus. Pfeiff.

Nat. Ord. Cacteae.
Vatl. Unbekannt.

Lithograph by Anton Hartinger.

Page size: 56.2 x 42.3 cm ( 22.1 x 16.6 ")
Image size: 44.6 x 34.5 cm ( 17.5 x 13.5 ")

$ 2500.00

Order Nr. HARTINGER5802

No title

Copper etching by Swan after. Rev. Gilding for S. Curtis, dated 1827.
Light fraying and two tiny holes from binding on right margin edge.

Height of cactus tree: 15 cm ( 5.9 ")
Page size: 24 x 14.7 cm ( 9.4 x 5.7 ")

$ 70.00

Order nr. CURTIS6409

L'Euphorbe
Euphorbia officinarum. Ital. Euforbio.

Copper etching by Regnault published 1774-1780.

$ 380.00

Order Nr. REG6459

 

The Pithaya, Or Gigantic Cactus

Wood engraving from "Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly", ca 1880.
Two Native Americans are below the cactus.

Backside is printed. Spot in left margin. Small, repaired tear in left margin.

20.5 x 14.8 cm ( 8 x 5.8 ")

$ 30.00

Order Nr. CAC6153

 

De Bry 21

$ 350.00

Order Nr. 5220

Antique Botanical Prints by De Bry

 

Johann Theodor De Bry (1528-1598) came from Liege, Belgium to Frankfurt on the Main and founded about 1570 an important publishing house. The famous Florilegium Novum, a comprehensive flower book was first published between 1612 and 1618. The copper engravings we are offering are in very good condition in beautiful modern coloring and are mostly from the 1641 edition, published by Matthäus Merian, Johann Theodor De Bry's son-in-law. The complete title: Florilegium renovatum et auctum: variorum Maximeque rariorum germanium, florum ac platarum. The beauty of the prints is beyond comprehensible description. If you are interested we suggest that you click for viewing. The De Bry number under the image is the plate number on each page. Left margins are narrower. Some have been reinforced. Complete margins are not shown below.

The page size: Ca. 31.2 x 20.5 cm ( 12.3 x 8.1 ") unless otherwise given.

De Bry 21. Left is Flos Indicus and right is Narcissus Indicus

De Bry 80. Upper left is Euphorby Cerei offigies; left bottom is Euphorbium and upper right is Ficus Indica Spinosa maior, lower right is Echino melo Cactos

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