200 YEARS OLD. AUTHENTIC FINE COPPER ENGRAVING from the 1800s. Taken from Flore mdicale by Chaumeton. The Flore Mdicale is one of the most important French books on the study of medicinal boards in the nineteenth century. It gives to read the description, the history, as well as the use & the virtues of the plants. The plants are represented in their entirety, accompanied by details of their flowers & their seeds. A work most notable for its fine illustrations in the Pierre-Joseph Redout style of stipple-engraving by Turpin & Anne-Ernestine Panckoucke. Dimension approx : 20 cm x 12 cm / 7.87 x 4.72 inches. Condition : Very good condition. Some foxing are possible. Printed on good ivory handmade paper. Reverse side is blank. To see more Chaumeton engravings ; www.etsy.com/fr/shop/sofrenchvintage?ref=hdr_shop_menu&search_query=chaumeton More fruits print ; www.etsy.com/shop/sofrenchvintage/items?ref=hdr_shop_menu&search_query=fruit To go round the shop ; www.etsy.com/fr/shop/sofrenchvintage?ref=hdr_shop_menu Astragalus is a large genus of over 3,000 species of herbs & small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae & the subfamily Faboideae. It is the largest genus of plants in terms of described species. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Common names include milkvetch (most species), locoweed (in North America, some species) & goat’s-thorn (A. gummifer, A. tragacantha). Some pale-flowered vetches (Vicia spp.) are similar in appearance, but they are more vine-like than Astragalus. Astragalus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including many case-bearing moths of the genus Coleophora: C. cartilaginella, C. colutella, C. euryaula, & C. onobrychiella feed exclusively on Astragalus, C. astragalella & C. gallipennella feed exclusively on the species Astragalus glycyphyllos, & C. hippodromica is limited to Astragalus gombo. 1814 Antique Astragalus Milkvetch Print Plant Natural History Botanical Vegetable Botany Wall Art Framing Home Decor
