Betula Americana. Nobis. Le petit Bouleau d’Amerique.
The American, Paper or White birch is a native of North America.
An original hand coloured copper plate engraving on laid paper.
Plate number 160.
From the Histoire Universelle du Regne Vegetal by Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1774-1780).
Printed between 1774 and 1780.
Size: 47.5 x 29 cms or 18 3/4 x 11 1/2 inches.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807) was a French physician, lawyer and passionate naturalist. He produced some of the finest illustrated works on natural history of the period.
Condition: Near Fine. The plate is, but for a couple of dark spots at the base of the print, very clean. There is a short closed tear at the bottom right hand corner. There are two strips of paper fixed to the reverse side that, as far as I can tell, serve no purpose.
