Antique Botanical Print - James Sowerby - Lichen Marmoreus - Marble Lichen - F1 "Rivularia Atra"

"Rivularia Atra"

and in 1845

In this work

"Avena Flavefcens"

Smillie (1833-1909) was an American artist known for his work as an engraver and etcher

Antique Botanical Print - James Sowerby - Lichen Marmoreus - Marble Lichen - F1 "Rivularia Atra""Lichen Marmoreus" This original hand coloured engraving is from James Sowerby's English Botany or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with their Essential Characters, Synonyms and Places of Growth, published by J. Davis in London in 1790 1814. First edition of the extensively illustrated botanical series. James Sowerby was an English naturalist and illustrator born in 1757 and died in 1822. He is best known for his extensive work in botanical