Lot 434

SIX DUTCH HAND-COLOURED BOTANICAL ENGRAVINGS, BY HENDRIK VAN RHEEDE TOT DRAKENSTEIN
CIRCA 1685, AMSTERDAM









Auction: 5 February 2020 at 10:00 GMT
£2,625
Description
from Hortus Indicus Malabaricus, framed
Dimensions
35cm x 45cm (sight size)
Footnote
Note: The Hortus Indicus is the first comprehensive work of the flora of the East Indies containing illustrations of a great number of tropical and sub-tropical plants and fruits classified in Latin, Sanskrit, Arabic and Malayam. It is still considered a major reference of work for botanists and herbalists studying the flora of South Asia.








