'132. COPAHU. 'Copaifera officinalis. (Copaiba tree.) (Dutch: Copaiba, wondbalsemboom.) Includes Plate and text pages.Made by Lambert after P. Turpin.Stipple engraving with plate and hand colouring (in the style of Redoute) on wove (vellin) paper.Sheet size: 12.5 x 20.5 cm (4.92 x 8.07 inch). Image size: 8.5 x 16 cm. (3.35 x 6.3 inch).PL.132-COPAHU-COPAIFERA OFFICINALIS-COPAIBA TREE-COPAIBA-WONDBALSEMBOOMPCO-C36-20BACKGROUND INFORMATIONFrom: 'Flore Medicinale .', by F.P. Chaumenton, illustratd by Mme. Ernestine Panckoucke and P.J.F. Turpin, 1st. Ed published by C.L.F. Panckoucke in 1814 in Paris. Author: Francois Pierre Chaumeton (1775-1819) was assisted in this work by J. Chambaret and J. Poiret. Pierre-Jean-Francois Turpin (1775-1840) is considered by many as the greatest French botanical painter of his time. His drawings of botanical details have rarely been surpassed. He co-operated and was inspired by the botanical painter Poiteau (1776-1854). Turpin and Panckoucke were was students of the famous Redoute.Reference: William Blunt (1950) pp 180 ; Great Flower Books (1990) pp 87; Nissen pp 349. Condition: very good, given age. Some light soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Seller Inventory # PCO-24251

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Title: Antique Print-PL.132-...

Publication Date: 1814

Illustrator: P. Turpin

Edition: 1st Edition

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Pictura Prints offers mostly antique prints, art, maps and books. Since 2004 the owner Peter Cornelissen started Theprintscollector and has been in business as a print and book seller. In 2018 he decided to further develop his personal collection through 'Pictura Prints'. Peter has a background in design and landscape architecture and holds a degree in paper restauration. He holds shop in Overasselt, a small town on the Maas river near Nijmegen, The Netherlands, which can be visited by appointment. He is a member of the Dutch Association of Antiquarians (NVVA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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