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Botanical board: flowers and quince, fruit of Cognassier (Cydonia oblonga) - Pink flowered quince tree with outline of fruit, Pyrus cydonia. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany”” 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth “” English Botany”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “” Coloured Figures of English Fungi “” (1797) among many other works.
Botanical board: flowers and quince, fruit of Cognassier (Cydonia oblonga) - Pink flowered quince tree with outline of fruit, Pyrus cydonia. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany”” 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth “” English Botany”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “” Coloured Figures of English Fungi “” (1797) among many other works.

FLO4730092: Botanical board: flowers and quince, fruit of Cognassier (Cydonia oblonga) - Pink flowered quince tree with outline of fruit, Pyrus cydonia. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany”” 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth “” English Botany”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “” Coloured Figures of English Fungi “” (1797) among many other works., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4730092

Botanical board: flowers and quince, fruit of Cognassier (Cydonia oblonga) - Pink flowered quince tree with outline of fruit, Pyrus cydonia. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany”” 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2,500 plants for Smith's mammoth “” English Botany”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “” Coloured Figures of English Fungi “” (1797) among many other works.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Common Epicea - Norway spruce, Pinus abies. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832
Common Epicea - Norway spruce, Pinus abies. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

FLO4730119: Common Epicea - Norway spruce, Pinus abies. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4730119

Common Epicea - Norway spruce, Pinus abies. Handcolored copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Balsam of Tolu tree, Myroxylon toluifera balsamum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832
Balsam of Tolu tree, Myroxylon toluifera balsamum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

FLO4730222: Balsam of Tolu tree, Myroxylon toluifera balsamum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4730222

Balsam of Tolu tree, Myroxylon toluifera balsamum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Castor - Castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832
Castor - Castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

FLO4730306: Castor - Castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4730306

Castor - Castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Cascarille officinale or soft or faux quinquina wood - Cascarilla, Croton (Clutia) eluteria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832
Cascarille officinale or soft or faux quinquina wood - Cascarilla, Croton (Clutia) eluteria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

FLO4730328: Cascarille officinale or soft or faux quinquina wood - Cascarilla, Croton (Clutia) eluteria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4730328

Cascarille officinale or soft or faux quinquina wood - Cascarilla, Croton (Clutia) eluteria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Corroyere or sumac of corroyeurs or travelers - Elm-leaved sumac, Rhus coriaria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832
Corroyere or sumac of corroyeurs or travelers - Elm-leaved sumac, Rhus coriaria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

FLO4730357: Corroyere or sumac of corroyeurs or travelers - Elm-leaved sumac, Rhus coriaria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4730357

Corroyere or sumac of corroyeurs or travelers - Elm-leaved sumac, Rhus coriaria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Common oseillle or large sorrel - Garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832
Common oseillle or large sorrel - Garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

FLO4730359: Common oseillle or large sorrel - Garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4730359

Common oseillle or large sorrel - Garden sorrel, Rumex acetosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Water Patience or Aquatic Patience - Great water dock, Rumex hydrolapathum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832
Water Patience or Aquatic Patience - Great water dock, Rumex hydrolapathum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

FLO4730370: Water Patience or Aquatic Patience - Great water dock, Rumex hydrolapathum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4730370

Water Patience or Aquatic Patience - Great water dock, Rumex hydrolapathum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

White Veratre (formerly white hellebore) - White hellebore, Veratrum album. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832
White Veratre (formerly white hellebore) - White hellebore, Veratrum album. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

FLO4730415: White Veratre (formerly white hellebore) - White hellebore, Veratrum album. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4730415

White Veratre (formerly white hellebore) - White hellebore, Veratrum album. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Comfrey - Comfrey, Symphytum officinale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth “” English Botany”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “” Coloured Figures of English Fungi “” (1797) among many other works.
Comfrey - Comfrey, Symphytum officinale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth “” English Botany”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “” Coloured Figures of English Fungi “” (1797) among many other works.

FLO4729585: Comfrey - Comfrey, Symphytum officinale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth “” English Botany”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “” Coloured Figures of English Fungi “” (1797) among many other works., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4729585

Comfrey - Comfrey, Symphytum officinale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth “” English Botany”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “” Coloured Figures of English Fungi “” (1797) among many other works.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Germandree marum or germandree of cats - Cat thyme, Teucrium marum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832
Germandree marum or germandree of cats - Cat thyme, Teucrium marum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

FLO4729635: Germandree marum or germandree of cats - Cat thyme, Teucrium marum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4729635

Germandree marum or germandree of cats - Cat thyme, Teucrium marum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

White or common marrube - White horehound, Marubium vulgare. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832
White or common marrube - White horehound, Marubium vulgare. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

FLO4729679: White or common marrube - White horehound, Marubium vulgare. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4729679

White or common marrube - White horehound, Marubium vulgare. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Melisse officinale or melisse lemongrass - Common balm, Melissa officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth “” English Botany”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “” Coloured Figures of English Fungi “” (1797) among many other works.
Melisse officinale or melisse lemongrass - Common balm, Melissa officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth “” English Botany”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “” Coloured Figures of English Fungi “” (1797) among many other works.

FLO4729691: Melisse officinale or melisse lemongrass - Common balm, Melissa officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth “” English Botany”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “” Coloured Figures of English Fungi “” (1797) among many other works., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4729691

Melisse officinale or melisse lemongrass - Common balm, Melissa officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew over 2, 500 plants for Smith's mammoth “” English Botany”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “” Coloured Figures of English Fungi “” (1797) among many other works.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Gratiole officinale - Hedge-hyssop, Gratiola officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832
Gratiole officinale - Hedge-hyssop, Gratiola officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

FLO4729725: Gratiole officinale - Hedge-hyssop, Gratiola officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4729725

Gratiole officinale - Hedge-hyssop, Gratiola officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Acacia a cachou or cachoutier - Catechu, Acacia catechu. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832
Acacia a cachou or cachoutier - Catechu, Acacia catechu. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

FLO4729901: Acacia a cachou or cachoutier - Catechu, Acacia catechu. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4729901

Acacia a cachou or cachoutier - Catechu, Acacia catechu. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Grande Aunee - Elecampane, Inula helenium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832
Grande Aunee - Elecampane, Inula helenium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

FLO4730474: Grande Aunee - Elecampane, Inula helenium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4730474

Grande Aunee - Elecampane, Inula helenium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Common tansy or splash - Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832
Common tansy or splash - Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

FLO4730534: Common tansy or splash - Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832, Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4730534

Common tansy or splash - Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker's “” Medical Botany,”” John Bohn, London, 1832

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum). Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby. Excerpt from the book of William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker “” Botanique medicinale”” 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew more than 2500 plants for Smith Mammoth “English Botanical”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “Coloured representations of English mushrooms” (1797) among many other works.
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum). Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby. Excerpt from the book of William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker “” Botanique medicinale”” 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew more than 2500 plants for Smith Mammoth “English Botanical”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “Coloured representations of English mushrooms” (1797) among many other works.

FLO4702142: Coriander (Coriandrum sativum). Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby. Excerpt from the book of William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker “” Botanique medicinale”” 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew more than 2500 plants for Smith Mammoth “English Botanical”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “Coloured representations of English mushrooms” (1797) among many other works., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4702142

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum). Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby. Excerpt from the book of William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker “” Botanique medicinale”” 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew more than 2500 plants for Smith Mammoth “English Botanical”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for “Coloured representations of English mushrooms” (1797) among many other works.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Green anise (Pimpinella anisum). Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby. Excerpt from the book of William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker “” Botanique medicinale”” 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew more than 2500 plants for Smith Mammoth “English Botanical”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for colourful representations of English mushrooms” (1797) among many other works.
Green anise (Pimpinella anisum). Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby. Excerpt from the book of William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker “” Botanique medicinale”” 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew more than 2500 plants for Smith Mammoth “English Botanical”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for colourful representations of English mushrooms” (1797) among many other works.

FLO4702156: Green anise (Pimpinella anisum). Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby. Excerpt from the book of William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker “” Botanique medicinale”” 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew more than 2500 plants for Smith Mammoth “English Botanical”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for colourful representations of English mushrooms” (1797) among many other works., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4702156

Green anise (Pimpinella anisum). Hand-coloured copper engraving from an illustration by James Sowerby. Excerpt from the book of William Woodville and Sir William Jackson Hooker “” Botanique medicinale”” 1832. The tireless Sowerby (1757-1822) drew more than 2500 plants for Smith Mammoth “English Botanical”” (1790-1814) and 440 mushrooms for colourful representations of English mushrooms” (1797) among many other works.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Spear thistle, Cirsium vulgare (Carduus lanceolatus) (Common Cirse) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.
Spear thistle, Cirsium vulgare (Carduus lanceolatus) (Common Cirse) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.

FLO4696455: Spear thistle, Cirsium vulgare (Carduus lanceolatus) (Common Cirse) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4696455

Spear thistle, Cirsium vulgare (Carduus lanceolatus) (Common Cirse) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Crimson grassvetch, Lathyrus nissolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.
Crimson grassvetch, Lathyrus nissolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.

FLO4696550: Crimson grassvetch, Lathyrus nissolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4696550

Crimson grassvetch, Lathyrus nissolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Smallflower buttercup, Ranunculus parviflorus (buttercup) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.
Smallflower buttercup, Ranunculus parviflorus (buttercup) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.

FLO4696636: Smallflower buttercup, Ranunculus parviflorus (buttercup) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4696636

Smallflower buttercup, Ranunculus parviflorus (buttercup) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Field gromwell, Buglossoides arvensis (Lithospermum arvense) (Gremil des champs) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.
Field gromwell, Buglossoides arvensis (Lithospermum arvense) (Gremil des champs) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.

FLO4696679: Field gromwell, Buglossoides arvensis (Lithospermum arvense) (Gremil des champs) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4696679

Field gromwell, Buglossoides arvensis (Lithospermum arvense) (Gremil des champs) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Water lobelia, Lobelia dortmanna (Lobelie de Dortmann) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.
Water lobelia, Lobelia dortmanna (Lobelie de Dortmann) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.

FLO4696863: Water lobelia, Lobelia dortmanna (Lobelie de Dortmann) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4696863

Water lobelia, Lobelia dortmanna (Lobelie de Dortmann) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1793.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Mountain fleawort, Tephroseris integrifolia (Cineraria integrifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.
Mountain fleawort, Tephroseris integrifolia (Cineraria integrifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.

FLO4696941: Mountain fleawort, Tephroseris integrifolia (Cineraria integrifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4696941

Mountain fleawort, Tephroseris integrifolia (Cineraria integrifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Burnt-tip orchid, Neotinea ustulata (Dwarf orchis, Orchis ustulata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1791.
Burnt-tip orchid, Neotinea ustulata (Dwarf orchis, Orchis ustulata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1791.

FLO4697172: Burnt-tip orchid, Neotinea ustulata (Dwarf orchis, Orchis ustulata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1791., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4697172

Burnt-tip orchid, Neotinea ustulata (Dwarf orchis, Orchis ustulata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1791.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Branched broomrapse, Orobanche ramosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.
Branched broomrapse, Orobanche ramosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.

FLO4697202: Branched broomrapse, Orobanche ramosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4697202

Branched broomrapse, Orobanche ramosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Dark mullein, Verbasum nigrum (black molene) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792.
Dark mullein, Verbasum nigrum (black molene) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792.

FLO4697966: Dark mullein, Verbasum nigrum (black molene) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4697966

Dark mullein, Verbasum nigrum (black molene) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Mountain pink, Dianthus caesius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792.
Mountain pink, Dianthus caesius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792.

FLO4697984: Mountain pink, Dianthus caesius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4697984

Mountain pink, Dianthus caesius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Early spider orchid, Ophrys sphegodes (Spider orchis, Ophrys aranifera). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792.
Early spider orchid, Ophrys sphegodes (Spider orchis, Ophrys aranifera). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792.

FLO4698036: Early spider orchid, Ophrys sphegodes (Spider orchis, Ophrys aranifera). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4698036

Early spider orchid, Ophrys sphegodes (Spider orchis, Ophrys aranifera). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Bog orchid, Hammarbya paludosa (Marsh tway-blade, Malaxis paludosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792.
Bog orchid, Hammarbya paludosa (Marsh tway-blade, Malaxis paludosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792.

FLO4698620: Bog orchid, Hammarbya paludosa (Marsh tway-blade, Malaxis paludosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4698620

Bog orchid, Hammarbya paludosa (Marsh tway-blade, Malaxis paludosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1792.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Herb Paris, Nature in Britain published by Collins, 1946 (litho)
Herb Paris, Nature in Britain published by Collins, 1946 (litho)

IL3248951: Herb Paris, Nature in Britain published by Collins, 1946 (litho), Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: IL3248951

Herb Paris, Nature in Britain published by Collins, 1946 (litho)

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

White dog-rose, Rosa arvensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.
White dog-rose, Rosa arvensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.

FLO4697227: White dog-rose, Rosa arvensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4697227

White dog-rose, Rosa arvensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Zigzag clover or trefoil, Trifolium medium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.
Zigzag clover or trefoil, Trifolium medium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.

FLO4697258: Zigzag clover or trefoil, Trifolium medium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4697258

Zigzag clover or trefoil, Trifolium medium. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Green hellebore, Helleborus viridis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.
Green hellebore, Helleborus viridis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.

FLO4697317: Green hellebore, Helleborus viridis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4697317

Green hellebore, Helleborus viridis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1794.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)

Vernal or spring squill, Scilla verna (Spring Scille) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1791.
Vernal or spring squill, Scilla verna (Spring Scille) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1791.

FLO4697471: Vernal or spring squill, Scilla verna (Spring Scille) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1791., Sowerby, James (1757-1822) / Bridgeman Images

ID: FLO4697471

Vernal or spring squill, Scilla verna (Spring Scille) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smith's English Botany, London, 1791.

Sowerby, James (1757-1822)


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