Bignonia æquinoclialis plant. La Bignon de Cayenne. The native range of this species is Mexico to Tropical America. It is a liana and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, has environmental uses and as a medicine. (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Original 1783 Large Decorative Copperplate engraving. Drawn by Jean Victor Duchesne. Engraved by Dupin. Hand coloured by myself in watercolour. Antique Botanical Print published by Pierre-Joseph Buchoz for the Herbier Artificiel, Pierre Buchoz was a passionate naturalist, an enthusiastic and prolific publisher of botanical works including Herbier Artificiel, Histoire du Regne Vegetal, Histoire Universelle, Le Jardin d’Eden & Collections Precieuse et Eluminees des Fleurs. Early on, Buchoz recognized the significance of Japanese & Chinese drawing techniques, and was the first to publish drawings by Asian artists, a good century before the passion for the Orient overtook Europe. This selection of original engravings comes from Herbier Artificiel from 1783, in the characteristic exotic style so distinctive of Buchoz. Good strong Print on hand made racked paper. There is a watermark in the paper. A very decorative Original large engraving. It will look very impressive once matted and framed. Page size is approximately 15 1/4" x 9 3/4" inches (39 x 25 cm's). Size to the plate mark is 12 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches. (32.5 x 21 cm's) Condition *********** Very Good condition. The Hand racked paper is a soft cream colour. There are soft creases and early dusty marks to the paper. There are a few small rust marks scattered in the paper. There is also some printers flecks in the border from the original copper plate. Once matted , and framed It will look very impressive. Please see larger images for more detail. Our prints are ALL GENUINE AND ORIGINAL and come from our collection, they do not come from new books or copies of old books, they are all genuinely of their date. Shipping *********** Your Antique print will be well presented and flat packed with great care between several stout boards, and a waterproof outer wrapper. Internationally; It will be posted to you by Royal Mail - Air Mail, tracked service which normally takes 7-12 working days. Internally; it will be posted by Royal Mail 1st class Recorded delivery which takes 1-2 working days. Postage is FREE within the UK. The postage is the same as one, no matter how many you would like to purchase. MORE NATURAL HISTORY PRINTS *************************************** http://etsy.me/1QRAzLR TO RETURN TO MAIN MENU ON THIS SITE....please click here ****************************************************** http://etsy.me/1HWrOi1 Thank you for looking at our shop.....please peek in again.....we shall be adding new original prints and engravings every week.
