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1. Violet colour’d African Campanula 2. Purple Socotrine Aloe 3.Athiopian Philyca 4. Occidental Grenra 5. Vine-leav’d Geranium 6. Purple Shrub Trefoil

Artist:

HILL, John

Title:

1. Violet colour’d African Campanula 2. Purple Socotrine Aloe 3.Athiopian Philyca 4. Occidental Grenra 5. Vine-leav’d Geranium 6. Purple Shrub Trefoil

Stock Code:

9403

Method:

Copper engraving

Colouring:

Early colour

Atlas:

A Complete Body of Gardening.

Size: (W x H):

23cm x 39cm

9 inches x 15½ inches

Date:

1757.

Price:

£350

Dr. John Hill, actor, dramatist, botanist doctor and prolific author was one of the more colourful figures of eighteenth century London. His Eden, or a Complete Body of Gardening, was one of the most beautiful illustrated botanical books of its time.

Very good condition; some browning on edges.

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