Bois, Desire, color plate 268, Narcisse tout blanc, Narcissus polyanthos Loisel, Narcisse de Constantinople, Narcissus Tazetta L., le même à fleurs pleines, from Atlas des plantes de Jardins et d’appartements exotiques et Europeennes, 1896

File — Control: VIS 248.068, Location: VIS 248.068

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).