Antique Print - James Sowerby - Conferva Diaphana - Diaphanous Conferva - F1

Antique Print - James Sowerby - Conferva Diaphana - Diaphanous Conferva - F1"Conferva Diaphana" This original hand coloured engraving is from James Sowerby's English Botany or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places of Growth, published by J. Davis in London in 1790 1814. First edition of the extensively illustrated botanical series. James Sowerby was an English naturalist and illustrator born in 1757 and died in 1822. He is best known for his extensive work in botanical

which captured the beauty of shorelines

46 cm x 37 cm

He became known for his works depicting birds and other natural subjects

"Lichen Glomuliferus"

"Ruinen von Tyrus (Tor) in Syrien"

Gelatin silver process

showcasing a meandering river that cuts through the expanse below

Astragalus Oroboides”

' The work was published in London in 1862

"Das Hipathius-Kloster"

"Palass et Temples de Thebes in Medinet Mon

making him renowned among researchers and collectors