Huge collection of antique prints and maps

Huge collection of antique prints and maps

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Lot 5390: 6 Alpine Plant engravings by AF Lydon & B Fawcett 1872

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Start price: £15

Estimated price: £60 - £120

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These beautiful wood engravings are from Alpine Plants: Figures and Descriptions of some of the Most Striking and Beautiful of the Alpine Flowers by David Wooster, F.R.H.S. Published by Bell and Daldy, London 1872.

The 6 prints comprise:Veronica Spicata & Lychnis Alpina;Phlox Subulata & Crocus Sativus Graecus;Viola Obliqua & Calandrinia Umbellata;Erigeron Glaucum;Primula Scotica & Thymus Alpinus;Hyacinthus Amethystinus & Dianthus Carthusianorum.

These exquisitely coloured wood engravings (xylographs) were made from multiple blocks, prepared and printed by Benjamin Fawcett of Driffield, based on the watercolor paintings of Alexander Francis Lydon.

Size: Approx. 6.5 in X 9.5in (16.5cm x 24cm)

Condition: Excellent condition, some with occasional spotting – please review the image carefully