Botanical Illustrations of Fruits

A collection of detailed botanical illustrations featuring various fruits including gooseberries, apricots, plums, and apples, presented in vibrant colors.

Angler Leveller Whinham's Industry Date: 1892

Angler Leveller Whinham's Industry Date: 1892

Plum varieties, Prunus domestica: Precos de Tours, Lawrance's Early Plum and Orleans. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own "Pomona Britannica," London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous "New Treatise on Flower Painting," 1797.

Oslin apple, Malus domestica, hybrid variety also known as the Arbroath pippin. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts from a botanical illustration by Augusta Withers from John Lindley's "Pomological Magazine," James Ridgway, London, 1828. The magazine was published in three volumes from 1828 to 1830 and discontinued at plate 152 because of a dispute between the editors. Lindley (1795-1865) was an English botanist and gardener who published books on roses, orchids, and fruit. Mrs. Withers (1793-1877) was an eminent Victorian botanical artist and Flower Painter in Ordinary to Queen Adelaide.

Cherry varieties, Bing and Napoleon, Prunus avium. Chromolithograph by Hoen after a botanical illustration by William H. Prestele from the Report of the Pomologist, US Department of Agriculture, 1892.

Royal apricot, Prunus armeniaca, raised in the Royal Garden of the Luxembourg. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts from a botanical illustration by Augusta Withers from John Lindley's "Pomological Magazine," James Ridgway, London, 1828. The magazine was published in three volumes from 1828 to 1830 and discontinued at plate 152 because of a dispute between the editors. Lindley (1795-1865) was an English botanist and gardener who published books on roses, orchids, and fruit. Mrs. Withers (1793-1877) was an eminent Victorian botanical artist and Flower Painter in Ordinary to Queen Adelaide.

Early Red Margaret apple, Malus domestica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts from a botanical illustration by Augusta Withers from John Lindley's "Pomological Magazine," James Ridgway, London, 1828. The magazine was published in three volumes from 1828 to 1830 and discontinued at plate 152 because of a dispute between the editors. Lindley (1795-1865) was an English botanist and gardener who published books on roses, orchids, and fruit. Mrs. Withers (1793-1877) was an eminent Victorian botanical artist and Flower Painter in Ordinary to Queen Adelaide.

English plum varieties, Prince of Wales and Rivers' Early Transparent Gage, Prunus domestica. Drawn and chromolithographed by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Linden's l'Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1896.

Red Ingestrie apple, Malus domestica, hybrid of an Orange Pippin and Old Golden Pippin raised at Wormsley Grange. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts from a botanical illustration by C.M. Curtis from John Lindley's "Pomological Magazine," James Ridgway, London, 1828. The magazine was published in three volumes from 1828 to 1830 and discontinued at plate 152 because of a dispute between the editors. Lindley (1795-1865) was an English botanist and gardener who published books on roses, orchids, and fruit.

Nipplefruit, fox head, cow's udder or apple of Sodom, Solanum mammosum. With ripe fruit, leaf, and section through fruit. Copied from Maria Sibylla Merian's Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, 1705. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1815. A 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with almost 1,200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc., published from 1790-1830.

Fig. 1. Aurantium hierochunticum = Orange rouge. Fig. 2. Bigarradia della bizarria = Bigarradier à fruite bizarre.. Redouté, Pierre Joseph, 1759-1840. Duhamel du Monceau, M., 1700-1782. Prints, Botanical illustrations. 1801 - 1819. Rare Book Division. Trees , France, Flowers, Botany, Shrubs , France, Oranges

Ripe fruit and leaf of the Brunswick fig, Ficus carica. Handcolored lithograph by unknown artist from James Anderson's "The New Practical Gardener," Glasgow, 1872. Anderson was the Bateman Gold Medalist of the Royal Horticultural Society.

Apple, Malus domestica, with branch, leaf, fruit, blossom and ripe fruit in section showing seeds. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Ernestine Panckoucke from Chaumeton, Poiret and Chamberet's "La Flore Medicale," Paris, Panckoucke, 1830. Madame Anne-Ernestine Panckoucke (1784-1860) was a talented student of Pierre-Joseph Redoute and wife of the publisher Panckoucke.

Plum varieties, Prunus domestica: Wine Sour Plum, Prune Plum, and Myrabolan or Queen Mother Plum. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own "Pomona Britannica," London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous "New Treatise on Flower Painting," 1797.

Grapevine with grapes, Vitis vinifera. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887.

Different varieties of plum, Prunus domestica, illustration, reproduction from a 19th century model. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of submission unknown

Pomegranate, Punica granatum. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887.

Ripe fruit and leaves of plum varieties, Prunus domestica: blue german plum, Spatzwetschge, Chypre, violet damson, prune sans noyau. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

The Sieulle Pear, Digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856

botany vegetable tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) copper engraving coloured from ""Hortus Eystettensis"" by Basilius Besler (1561 - 1629) Eichstaett Germany 1613,

Large grapefruit-like fruit tree native to Southeast Asia. Citrus decumana. Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History) 1820. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

Breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration by Turpin, engraved by Corsi, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century.

Court of Wick pippin apple, Malus domestica, raised in Somerset from a golden pippin. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts from a botanical illustration by C.M. Curtis from John Lindley's "Pomological Magazine," James Ridgway, London, 1828. The magazine was published in three volumes from 1828 to 1830 and discontinued at plate 152 because of a dispute between the editors. Lindley (1795-1865) was an English botanist and gardener who published books on roses, orchids, and fruit.

Grapefruit, Citrus aurantium decumana, Citrus aurantium striatum. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

Orange, Citrus aurantium. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

Apple pear and egg pear, Pyrus communis. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

Corindum, ampliore folio, fructu majore = Solatro Halicabo = Pois de Merveille.. Bonelli, Giorgio, 1724-1803/4. Prints. 1772 - 1793. Rare Book Division. Plants, Flowers, Medicinal plants, Botany , Italy , Rome, Botany, Medical , Italy , Rome

Cherry varieties, Prunus avium: Sir John Tradescant's black cherry, Millet's Duke, and Amber-Heart. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own "Pomona Britannica," London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous "New Treatise on Flower Painting," 1797.

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. grapevine. Sabalkanskoi grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Jules Tronca (1855 to 1915). historical

Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Winterbirn 95 and Martin sec 96. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

Nektarine, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt

Apfelquitten, Malus cydonia, Illustration, Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Authentisch, Datei restauriert für optimale Verwendung, genaues Datum der Vorlage unbekannt 1f-9499466

Cherry varieties, Prunus avium: George II's Cherry, Graffien or Biggarou, and Harrison's Heart. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own "Pomona Britannica," London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous "New Treatise on Flower Painting," 1797.

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. vine. Saint-Jeannet Tardif grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Jules Tronca (1855 to 1915). historical

Apple of the Fameuse Apple variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. vine. Mission grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Alexis Kreyder (1839 to 1912). historical

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. grapevine. Nador grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Alexis Kreyder (1839 to 1912). historical

Tomato Rot, Macrosporium Solani, Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture, US Dept of Agriculture, Illustration, 1888

Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Bishop's Thumb, and two types of Chaumontelle. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own "Pomona Britannica," London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous "New Treatise on Flower Painting," 1797.

A nectarine (Prunus persica var. nectarina): fruiting stem and section of fruit. Coloured zincograph by C. Rosenberg, c. 1850, after himself.

Garden cucumber, 1751. Issued in London by John Nourse. Botany, Medical

Calceolaria archnoidea varieties raised by Cannell & Son of Swanley (Calceolaria archnoideo-crenatiflora). Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Linden's l'Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1884.

Citrus fruits, fruits du genre citrus. Lemon, Citrus limonum 1,4, orange, Citrus aurantium 2, citron, Citrus medica 3, and Majorca orange, Citrus aurantium 5. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr. Gerard and Francois Herincqs La Regne Vegetal: Horticulture: Jardin Potager et Jardin Fruitier, L. Guerin, Paris, 1864-1871.

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. vine. Elbling grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Jules Tronca (1855 to 1915). historical

Illustration from the Dutch, botanical book, 'Naauwkeurige waarneemingen' (Accurate observations), by L'Admiral, Jacob ca. 1774

Punica granatum, pomegranate, digital reproduction of a historical template, between 1790 and 1810, Botanica Pharmaceutica by Andreas Friedrich Happe

Bitter cucumber or colocynth, Citrullus colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthis). Handcoloured lithograph by Henry Sowerby from Edward Hamilton's Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London, 1852.

Malay apple with fruit and flowers, Eugenia malaccensis, Syzygium malaccense, Caryophyllus malaccensis. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J. Schaly from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

Granaatappel (Punica granatum). Grenaert Appels. / Mala Punica. / Grenades. (title on object). Draughtsman: Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Draughtsman: Elias Verhulst. Dating: 1596 - 1610. Place: Praag. Measurements: h 283 mm × w 173 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Common fig (Ficus carica), hand-coloured copper engraving by Johannes Zorn, from Cones plantarum medicinalium, Nuremberg, Germany, 1796, Europe

Fruit from the breadfruit tree (Artocarpus sp), drawing from The Malay Archipelago, 1861-1862, by Alfred Russell Wallace (1823-1913), from Il Giro del mondo (World Tour), Journal of geography, travel and costumes, Volume XVII, Issue 19, May 8, 1873. Digitally colorized image.

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. vine. Ramisco grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Jules Tronca (1855 to 1915). historical

Pear varieties, Pyrus communis: Cressan, Gansell's Bergamot and Summer Bon Chretien. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own "Pomona Britannica," London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous "New Treatise on Flower Painting," 1797.

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. vine. Flona grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Jules Tronca (1855 to 1915). historical

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. grapevine. Albourla grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Jules Tronca (1855 to 1915). historical

Date palm, Phoenix dactylifera 73, and queen sago palm, Cycas circinalis 74. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Augsburg, 1811. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, Bavaria.

Beurre Diel pear, Pyrus communis, raised by Van Mons at Louvain. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts from a botanical illustration by Augusta Withers from John Lindley's "Pomological Magazine," James Ridgway, London, 1828. The magazine was published in three volumes from 1828 to 1830 and discontinued at plate 152 because of a dispute between the editors. Lindley (1795-1865) was an English botanist and gardener who published books on roses, orchids, and fruit. Mrs. Withers (1793-1877) was an eminent Victorian botanical artist and Flower Painter in Ordinary to Queen Adelaide.

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. vine. Madeleine Noire grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Alexis Kreyder (1839 to 1912). historical

Ficus carica, commonly known as the Common Fig, illustrated by Pierre Joseph Redouté between 1801 and 1819. The artwork was published in Paris by Chez Didot ainé and features botanical elements, including trees, flowers, shrubs, and fruit, relevant to France

Citrus Aurantinus, Citrus sinensis, orange, digital reproduction of a historical template, between 1790 and 1810, Botanica Pharmaceutica by Andreas Friedrich Happe

Cucumber, vintage engraved illustration. La Vie dans la nature, 1890.

Vitis Vinfera, wine vine, digital reproduction of a historical template, between 1790 and 1810, Botanica Pharmaceutica by Andreas Friedrich Happe

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. vine. Bolgnino grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Alexis Kreyder (1839 to 1912). historical

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. grapevine. Bastardo grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Jules Tronca (1855 to 1915). historical

Royal Church raspberry, Rubus idaeus. Chromolithograph by Hoen after a botanical illustration by William H. Prestele from the Report of the Pomologist, US Department of Agriculture, 1892.

Cucumber, vintage engraved illustration. La Vie dans la nature, 1890.

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. grapevine. Gueuche grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Jules Tronca (1855 to 1915). historical

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. vine. Madeleine Salomon grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Alexis Kreyder (1839 to 1912). historical

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. grapevine. Arrouya grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Jules Tronca (1855 to 1915). historical

Pyrus Cydonia, quince, pear quince, digital reproduction of a historical template, between 1790 and 1810, Botanica Pharmaceutica by Andreas Friedrich Happe

Caryophyllus aromaticus or Syzygium aromaticum. Clove spice, showing flower sections, petals, stamen, germen, fruit, berry, and embryo.. Illustration by WJ Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtis's "The Botanical Magazine" 1827.. William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was an English botanist, writer and artist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, and editor of Curtis' "Botanical Magazine" from 1827 to 1865. In 1841, he was appointed director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, and was succeeded by his son Joseph Dalton. Hooker documented the fern and orchid crazes that shook England in the mid-19th century in books such as "Species Filicum" (1846) and "A Century of Orchidaceous Plants" (1849). A gifted botanical artist himself, he wrote and illustrated "Flora Exotica" (1823) and several volumes of the "Botanical Magazine" after 1827.

Peach of the Coolidge's Favorite Peach variety, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856.

Pear of the Collins Pear variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856

A bunch of tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum). Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker, c. 1854.

Melon, Cucumis melo, with fruit in section. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton, Poiret and Chamberet's "La Flore Medicale," Paris, Panckoucke, 1830. Turpin (1775~1840) was one of the three giants of French botanical art of the era alongside Pierre Joseph Redoute and Pancrace Bessa.

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. vine. Timpurie grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Alexis Kreyder (1839 to 1912). historical

Pepino (Solanum Guatamalenese), Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture, US Dept of Agriculture, Illustration, 1888

Pear of the Belle Lucrative Pear variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856.

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. vine. Maiolet grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Alexis Kreyder (1839 to 1912). historical

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. vine. Ferdinand de Lesseps grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Alexis Kreyder (1839 to 1912). historical

Chiavenna grapes, Pinot noir grapes, Vitis vinifera. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816.

Mandrake, Mandragora officinarum. Le mandragore male, Atropa mandragora mas. Copperplate engraving printed in three colours by Pierre Bulliard from his Herbier de la France, ou collection complete des plantes indigenes de ce royaume, Didot jeune, Debure et Belin, 1780-1793.

Pararistolochia goldieana (Aristolochia goldieana). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, Ghent, Belgium, 1867-1868.

Apple varieties, Malus domestica: Zitronenapfel, lemon apple, Apisapfel, pomme d'api, and Eckapfel, pomme anguleuse. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

Watercolor Image of sapodillas (scientific name: Manilkara zapota), with this specimen originating in Miami, Dade County, Florida ca. 8 May 1906.

Melopepo, verruscosus, albicans, leviter striatus, folio aspero = Cocuzza bitorzoluta.. Bonelli, Giorgio, 1724-1803/4. Prints. 1772 - 1793. Rare Book Division. Plants, Flowers, Medicinal plants, Botany , Italy , Rome, Botany, Medical , Italy , Rome

Gigantic-flowered birthwort, Aristolochia gigantea. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," London, Reeve Brothers, 1846. Fitch (1817~1892) was a tireless Scottish artist who drew over 2,700 lithographs for the "Botanical Magazine" starting from 1834.

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. grapevine. Taamalet grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Alexis Kreyder (1839 to 1912). historical

Wild almonds, Sterculia foetida, Canarium nut and Terminalia catappa nut. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

Wild almonds, Sterculia foetida, Canarium nut and Terminalia catappa nut. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History), Vienna, 1816. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

Peach varieties, Prunus persica: Smith's Early Newington, Buckinghamshire Minion, Barrington and blossom. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own "Pomona Britannica," London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous "New Treatise on Flower Painting," 1797.

Lowland paca, Cuniculus paca 1, Pachirier elegant, Pachira insignis 2 and dung beetles, Pachypus excavatus 3 and Pachypus truncatifrons 4. Paca, Pachirier, Pachypes. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Meneville's Dictionnaire Pittoresque d'Histoire Naturelle (Picturesque Dictionary of Natural History), Paris, 1834-39.

Wild almonds, calaba, kamani, ben nuts. Sterculia foetida, Calophyllum calaba, Calophyllum inophyllum, Oleum behen. Handcolored copperplate engraving from G. T. Wilhelm's "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Encyclopedia of Natural History) 1820. Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811) was a Bavarian clergyman and naturalist in Augsburg, where the first edition was published.

Cambridge Botanic Garden grape Vitis vinifera. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Watts of a botanical painting by Mrs. Augusta Withers from John Lindley's "Pomological Magazine" 1828.

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. vine. Mieluccio grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Jules Tronca (1855 to 1915). historical

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. grapevine. Duc de Magenta grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Alexis Kreyder (1839 to 1912). historical

Phytanthoza iconographia: No. 1017. Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (German), Bartholomaus Seutter (German, 1678-1754). Engraving, hand-colored;

Melon (Cucumis melo L.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate whole and sectioned mature fruit. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Ampelograhie. grape variety science. oenology. viticulture. grape. vine. Glaciere grape. digitally enhanced reproduction of a model by Jules Tronca (1855 to 1915). historical

Red buckeye or firecracker plant, Aesculus pavia, Pavia rubra, Pavia rossa. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieu's Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration engraved by Corsi, drawn and directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century.

Revue horticole Paris Librairie agricole de la maison rustique 1829-1974 France Gardening Horticulture Periodicals Guignardia bidwellii Black rot Black rot Phylloxera vastatrix Phylloxera Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, The illustration features a detailed depiction of a vine plant, showcasing clusters of green fruits amid intricately detailed leaves. Surrounding the vine are several insects and pests that commonly affect such plants, illustrated in various orientations to highlight their anatomical features. Each insect is labeled for identification, along with a stylized representation of the plant's roots. The composition emphasizes the interrelationship between the vine and the insects, illustrating both the beauty of nature and the challenges of plant growth.

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