James Bateman - The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala

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James Bateman (1811 - 1897)
"The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala"
London, Ridgway, (1837-1843)

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Forty huge folio plates measuring 27 by 15 inches with opposing letterpress, with descriptions and cultural hints.
Coloured illustrations: paintings by various artists (Miss Sarah Drake, Mrs. Withers, Samuel Holden, Miss Jane Edwards), lithographed by M. Gauci, printed by P. Gauci.
Black and white vignettes by George Cruikshank

Title page, vignette, index

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  • Title page
    Title page
  • Vignette following preface
    Vignette following preface
  • Index to the plates
    Index to the plates

The coloured plates sorted by plate number with original name
(Name in bold indicate the present accepted name)

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Black and white vignettes

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  • Vignette page 12: epiphyte house at Knypersley Hall
    Vignette page 12:
    epiphyte house at
    Knypersley Hall
  • Vignette with tab. IX: cockroach hunting after unpacking orchids
    Vignette with tab. IX:
    cockroach hunting after
    unpacking orchids
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