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William Harvey - 2 Hand-coloured lithographs of Sea-Weeds 1846.
These lithographs are from Phycologia Britannica or A History of British Sea-Weeds containing figures generic and specific characters, synonymes and descriptions by William Heny Harvey. Published by Reeve and Benham, London 1846-51.
The beautifully hand-coloured lithographic plates were exquisitely drawn by Harvey and are in remarkable condition for a work that is over 170 years old. The prints are accompanied with the relevant text pages too.
William Henry Harvey (1811-1866) was the artist and engraver of?Phycologia Britannica or A History of British Sea-Weeds, published in four folio volumes in London from 1846 to 1851. It was his masterpiece, with over 300 hand-coloured plates, in which he described all known British seaweeds.
Size: 9.5in x 12.5in (24cm x 32cm) .
The prints are in excellent condition - please inspect the image carefully for any age related marks
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