{"product_id":"commelin080","title":"Sweet Pea - Lathyrus Distoplatyphyllus","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Author: \u003c\/b\u003eJan and Caspar Commelin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorti Medici Amstelodamensis Rariorum Tam Orientalis, quàm Occidentalis Indiae, aliarumque Peregrinarum Plantarum…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Publication: \u003c\/b\u003e1697-1701\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eStyle: \u003c\/b\u003eEngraving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaper Size: \u003c\/b\u003e~ 10 1\/4\" by 15 3\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eThe work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be a few minor imperfections or fox marks to be expected with age.  There may be some faint offset.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescription of the work:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis attractive botanical engraving is from Jan and Caspar Commelin’s work \u003cem\u003eHorti Medici Amstelodamensis Rariorum Tam Orientalis, quàm Occidentalis Indiae, aliarumque Peregrinarum Plantarum...\u003c\/em\u003e  The work was published in Amsterdam by J. Blaeu and A. van Someren between 1697 and 1701.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe illustrations for the work were done by Jan Moninckx, Maria Moninckx, and Johanna Helena Herolt (the eldest daughter of Maria Sibylla Merian).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJan Commelin (1629-1692) was a Dutch botanist and professor.  He specialized in exotic plants and helped to establish the botanical garden in Amsterdam so that they could be cultivated and observed by the public.  He served as the director of the Amsterdam Physic Gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaspar Commelin (1668-1731) was also a Dutch botanist and the nephew of Jan Commelin.  Caspar completed several of Jan Commelin’s works which were unfinished at Jan’s passing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The first volume, on the plants of the East and West Indies, [this] was [his] most important contribution to botanical knowledge; it was brought out posthumously by his nephew Caspar. The second volume was by Caspar Commelin and contained an enlargement on some of the notes in Jan's book, with further notes on African plants. The original paintings...were mainly the work of Johan and Maria Moninck and may be seen in the Library of the Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam.\" (Hunt)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: Armorial Bookplate of the De Castro family (Counts of Monsanto and Marquesses of Cascais)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trillium Rare Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43765504081994,"sku":"commelin080","price":67.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/7960\/7882\/files\/commelin080.jpg?v=1783361587","url":"https:\/\/trilliumrareprints.com\/products\/commelin080","provider":"Trillium Rare Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}