Besler, Basilius, hand-colored copperplate engraving, Aconitum Lycoctonum flore Dephinii [Wild Delphinium] and Aconitum Lycoctonum flore luteo [Wolfsbane], from Hortus Eyslettensis, engraved by Heinrich Ulrich, Eichstatt near Nuremberg, second edition, 1640

File — Control: VIS 248.067, Location: VIS OS Box 87

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

This collection contains botanical prints acquired by the Cherokee Garden Library from a variety of sources. Prints include watercolors, hand-colored lithographs, hand-colored copper engravings, and hand-colored plates from books. Some of the artwork is framed and subjects include camellias, fruit trees, ornamental plants, birds, and insects. Of special interest are rare 17th century hand-colored copper engravings by German botanist and apothecary Basilius Besler (1561-1629).