1777 W. Curtis Large Antique Botanical Print of Hyacinthus Non-Scriptus Bluebell Farming the Birds of Asia (1850-83)

the Birds of Asia (1850-83)

where he established a large printing-house

the king gave legality to the first free population of the continent: Palenque de San Basilio in Colombia today

and these objects (together with legends of a Sierra de la Plata in the South American interior brought back by earlier explorers) inspired him to rename the river Río de la Plata (River of Silver)

The British returned with greater numbers

1777 W. Curtis Large Antique Botanical Print of Hyacinthus Non-Scriptus Bluebell Farming the Birds of Asia (1850-83)Title : Hyacinthus Non Scriptus. English Hyacinth or Harebell Ref #: 93476 Size: 19in x 11 1 2in (490mm x 295mm) Date : 1777 1798 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This beautifully hand coloured original copper plate engraved antique botanical print by William Curtis was published in his large 1st edition folio edition of his famous and most enduring 6 volumes of Flora Londinensis: or, plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in