1846 William H Harvey British Seaweeds Orig Antique Print Red Rhodyenia Palmata

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Phycologia Britannica: A History of British Sea-Weeds 1846 William Henry Harvey (1811-1866) was the artist and engraver of Phycologia Britannica: A History of British Sea-Weeds, published in four folio volumes in London from 1846 to 1851. It was his masterpiece, with 400 hand colored plates, in which he described all known British seaweeds. Harvey was born at Summerville, near Limerick. He was a giant of the day & perhaps the greatest phycologist in history, attending Trinity College, Dublin. By the time of his death, he was curator of the Trinity College Herbarium, Chair of Botany at Trinity College and Professor of Botany of the Royal Dublin Society. Among his friends were both Hookers (father William Jackson and son Joseph Dalton) and it was through Joseph Dalton Hooker that he received many southern hemisphere seaweed specimens. This enabled him to write his Neeris Australis (London: 1847-49). He contributed significantly to J. D. Hooker's mammoth work of the Floras of the Erebus and Terror voyage, particularly the Tasmanian volumes. During two years in Australia & Tasmania, he traveled widely, collecting over 10,000 specimens. His reference work, Phycologica Australica, is of such significance that it is still the standard reference on Australian seaweeds today.Each print measures approximately 6 by 9 3/4 inches by 12 1/2 inches and is beautifully hand colored plates with vivid coloration, in remarkable condition for a work that is over 150 years old. The text accompanies each print, along with a copy of the title page The forms of the seaweeds are so elegant & harmonious, with many very contemporary in their design, and superbly decorative in a range of environments from the very traditional to the very modern. About Antique Prints We try to select antique prints in the best possible condition, with as few defects as possible. Nevertheless, these prints are often hundreds of years old and show the effects of time, as noted below 1. Most common is paper darkening, or toning, resulting in the paper becoming shades darker, from off white to light brown. We rarely offer very toned prints, unless the issue is particularly scarce. 2. Text offset occurs over time, when the text page is against the image and ink from the text makes lines on the image. Conversely, image offset occurs when the hand coloring transfers slightly to the text. Again, we rarely offer heavily offset prints. 3. Spotted or foxing is also common due to age and handling over a long period of time and while a small degree of foxing is common and acceptable, we avoid extensively foxed prints. SHIPPINGFree shipping is first class and we pack the prints flat and well protected in foam core, unless they are large, when we very carefully roll them with several protective layers. They roll out flat very quickly.PAYMENTWe are delighted to combine shipments to save on postage. If you wish to combine, please wait to pay until your last purchase up to 4 days. We ship within one day any lots that you have paid for.RETURNSItems May be Returned for a Full Refund within 30 days.

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