Antique botanical engraving from 1897 - Tacca Cristata - Plant plate

Discover this beautiful and rare botanical engraving dating from 1897, featuring the tacca cristata (tacca cristata). 🌿 this is an authentic copy, over 120 years old, and not a recent reproduction. The illustration is a beautiful 20 X 29 cm, large enough to see all the details and will look magnificent if you decide to frame it. 🌿 the condition, although vintage, is in very good condition, this engraving has minimal soiling towards the bottom of the page. See photos... This chromo-lithograph of captivating accuracy and beauty, conveys the natural tones of the leaves and the flower. 🌿 this original plate with its beautiful patina, sold unframed, is both informative and aesthetic, celebrating the beauty of the plant world 🌿 tacca cristata: fascinating tropical plant with spectacular black bat-shaped flowers, accompanied by long, threadlike ""whiskers"". It has broad, glossy foliage that gives it a lush appearance. Prefers shady environments and soils rich in organic matter. Rare and ornamental, it is often grown as a curiosity in tropical gardens or greenhouses. 🌿 this antique engraving comes from a book originally designed for horticulturalists and nurserymen. It was published by octave doin in paris with the librairie agricole de la maison rustique and the grain merchant of vilmorin andrieux 🌿 the card stock of this lithograph is cream, giving a retro charm to the whole. The spine is blank. 🌿 in addition, I offer many other engravings from the same series, all distinct and old. Also explore my varied collection of illustrations and lithographs, including botanical and zoological ones from other series. [ref. 019-dph.t5. Pl.68] 🌿 contact me for more information or to consider a group purchase, thus benefiting from discounts and advantageous shipping costs.