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60 Sowerby prints found below originally came from the library of Cambridge Professor of Botany from 1861, Charles Cardale Babington, who supervised the text and plates of later volumes of the English Botany. Professor Babington was one of the founders of the Entomological Society in 1833, earned the sobriquet of Beetles Babington, and from the Transactions of the Society for 1841–3, can be seen to have taken part in the description of the Beagle collections and been in contact with Charles Darwin, from whom he was known to have received a box of South American beetles. From this it is inferred that his copies of the earlier plates will date from no later than about 1850. Supplements to the 1st and 2nd editions were published up until 1865 when the demand failed to cover their costs, partly because of the new Third edition.
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 1 Aster chinensis. 2 Fuchsia coccinea. 3 Myrtus communis. 4 Linum sibiricum. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Small torn section reinstated (see image) and slight crease. Larger image Ref 40022 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Azalea pontica. 2 Daphne mezereum. 3 Erica, carnea. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40011 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Chrysanthemum Sinense. 2 Lobelia splendens. 3 Valeriana rubra. 4 Scabiosa atropurpurea. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40021 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Cistus ladaniferus; 2 Helianthemum variabile; 3 Matthiola incana. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40007 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Heliotropium peruvianum. 2 Nolana prostrata. 3 Borago officinalis. 4 Salvia patens. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40019 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Hepatica triloba. 2 Papaver somniferum. 3 Eschscholtzia californica. 4 Diclytra spectabilis. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40010 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Hypericum calycinum. 2 Magnolia grandiflora. 3 Clematis viticella. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40009 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Impatiens hortensis. 2 Pelargonium zonale. 3 Dianthus caryophyllus. 4 Calandrinia grandiflora. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40012 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Jasmine officinalis. 2 Jasmine fruticans. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40018 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Mirabilis Jalapa. 2 Amaranthus hypochondriacus. 3 Lupinus Mexicanus. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40013 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Moss Rose. 2 Hydrangea hortensis. 3 Cuphea viscosissimum. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40014 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Narcissus poeticus; 2 Narcissus Jonquilla; 3 Tritonia aurea. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40004 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Passiflora caerulea. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40006 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Pharbitis hispida. 2 Convolvulus tricolor Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40016 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Phlox Drummondi. 2 Nemophila insignis. 3 Statice speciosa. 4 Dodecatheon media. 5 Primula elatior. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40017 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Reseda odorata; 2 Tropaeolum majus; 3 Althaea rosea. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40008 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Ribes speciosum. 2 Philadelphia coronarius. 3 Caprifolium Periclymenum Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40023 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Tradescantia virginica; 2 Colchicum autumnale; 3 Lilium candidum; 4 Hyacinthus orientalis. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40005 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Verbena melindres. 2 Eccremocarpus scaber. 3 Calceolaria corymbosa. 4 Mimulus luteus. 5 Campanula pyramidalis. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40020 : £7 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 1 Vinca major. 2 Gentiana acaulis. 3 Syringa vulgaris. 4 Petunia violacea. Agnes Catlow. Popular Garden Botany, Containing a Familiar and Scientific Description of Most of the Hardy and Half-Hardy Plants Introduced Into The Flower Garden. 1855 - 12.5 x 16 cm Genuine antique nineteenth century lithograph with original hand colouring. The figures drawn and lithographed by W. Pitch. Larger image Ref 40015 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Acacia vera. Medical Botany, Stephenson & Churchill 1834-1836 - mount window 14 x 22 cm Botanical: Medical Plants & Poisonous Vegetables. Antique hand coloured engraving. Free ivory bevel cut mount. Larger image Ref 30379 : £12 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Adonis Autumnalis. Common Pheasants Eye. From English Botany, or, Coloured figures of British plants edited by James Edward Smith; the figures by James Sowerby, F.L.S. This work originally dates from 1790 to 1813 but was expanded throughout the nineteenth century and continually re-issued. c1850 - 16.5 x 25 cm Beautifully hand coloured original antique engravings. From the library of Cambridge Professor of Botany from 1861, Charles Cardale Babington. Please see notes on the Botanical Section header page for details. Larger image Ref 37919 : £9 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Anacharis Alsinastrum Water Thyme From English Botany, or, Coloured figures of British plants. These later plates, many by J W Salter, were published in Supplements to the 1st and 2nd editions and most have engraved dates. 1865 - 24 x 30.5 cm Beautifully hand coloured original antique engravings. From the library of Cambridge Professor of Botany from 1861, Charles Cardale Babington. Please see notes on the Botanical Section header page for details. This larger sheet has two folds as issued. Supplied with the original double-sided sheet of text. Larger image Ref 37995 : £14 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Anemone Ranunculoides. Yellow Wood Anemone. From English Botany, or, Coloured figures of British plants edited by James Edward Smith; the figures by James Sowerby, F.L.S. This work originally dates from 1790 to 1813 but was expanded throughout the nineteenth century and continually re-issued. c1850 - 16.5 x 25 cm Beautifully hand coloured original antique engravings. From the library of Cambridge Professor of Botany from 1861, Charles Cardale Babington. Please see notes on the Botanical Section header page for details. Larger image Ref 37918 : £7 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Berberis dulcis, Sweet-fruited Berberry, from Maund & Henslow's The Botanist - Tender and Hardy Ornamental Plants 1837 - 18 x 23 cm Beautifully hand coloured original antique engravings supplied with leaf of descriptive text. Larger image Ref 37504 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Bristol Rock Cress and five other Cresses from Anne Pratt's The Flowering Plants & Ferns of Great Britain c1860 - 14 x 22 cm Botanical: flora. Original antique chromolithograph. Larger image Ref 35958 : £4 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Caltha Radicans. Creeping Marsh-Marygold. From English Botany, or, Coloured figures of British plants edited by James Edward Smith; the figures by James Sowerby, F.L.S. This work originally dates from 1790 to 1813 but was expanded throughout the nineteenth century and continually re-issued. c1850 - 16.5 x 25 cm Beautifully hand coloured original antique engravings. From the library of Cambridge Professor of Botany from 1861, Charles Cardale Babington. Please see notes on the Botanical Section header page for details. Larger image Ref 37925 : £7 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Carduus Acanthoides; the Welted Thistle James Sowerby, plate 973. 1801 - mount window 10 x 17 cm Botanical: flora. Antique hand coloured engraving. In cloth surfaced mount. Larger image Ref 30403 : £12 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Carduus Arvensis; the Common Thistle James Sowerby, plate 975. 1802 - mount window 10 x 17 cm Botanical: flora. Antique hand coloured engraving. In cloth surfaced mount. Larger image Ref 30404 : £12 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Carolinea alba, White Carolinea, from Maund & Henslow's The Botanist - Tender and Hardy Ornamental Plants 1839 - 18 x 23 cm Beautifully hand coloured original antique engravings supplied with leaf of descriptive text. Larger image Ref 37563 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Carum Carui. Medical Botany, Stephenson & Churchill 1834-1836 - mount window 14 x 22 cm Botanical: Medical Plants & Poisonous Vegetables. Antique hand coloured engraving. Free ivory bevel cut mount. Larger image Ref 30378 : £11 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Cheiranthus Cheiri. Wall-Flower. From English Botany, or, Coloured figures of British plants edited by James Edward Smith; the figures by James Sowerby, F.L.S. This work originally dates from 1790 to 1813 but was expanded throughout the nineteenth century and continually re-issued. c1850 - 16.5 x 25 cm Beautifully hand coloured original antique engravings. From the library of Cambridge Professor of Botany from 1861, Charles Cardale Babington. Please see notes on the Botanical Section header page for details. Larger image Ref 37950 : £7 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Cicendia pusilla Dwarf Cicendia From English Botany, or, Coloured figures of British plants. These later plates, many by J W Salter, were published in Supplements to the 1st and 2nd editions and most have engraved dates. 1865 - 15.5 x 23 cm Beautifully hand coloured original antique engravings. From the library of Cambridge Professor of Botany from 1861, Charles Cardale Babington. Please see notes on the Botanical Section header page for details. Supplied with the original double-sided sheet of text. Larger image Ref 37996 : £7 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Cirsium Helenoides (Downy Gentle Thistle) & C Montanum (Mountain Gentle Thistle). Watermark 1805 - mount window 11 x 18 cm Botanical: flora. Antique hand coloured engraving. In ruled bevel mount (v sl. scuffed - no charge). Larger image Ref 30401 : £11 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Climbing Corydalis and Fumitory from Anne Pratt's The Flowering Plants & Ferns of Great Britain c1860 - 14 x 22 cm Botanical: flora. Original antique chromolithograph. Larger image Ref 21012 : £5 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Cluster-flowered Myrsine. Wm Curtis Botanical Magazine 1833 - mount window 12 x 20 cm Botanical: flora. Fine antique hand coloured engraving and with related text leaf. In hand ruled bevel mount. Larger image Ref 30396 : £18 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Cochlearia Armoracia. Medical Botany, Stephenson & Churchill 1834-1836 - mount window 14 x 22 cm Botanical: Medical Plants & Poisonous Vegetables. Antique hand coloured engraving. Free ivory bevel cut mount. Larger image Ref 30372 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Crowfoots and Spearworts from Anne Pratt's The Flowering Plants & Ferns of Great Britain c1860 - 14 x 22 cm Botanical: flora. Original antique chromolithograph. Larger image Ref 21023 : £5 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Cryptogams Engraved by James Sowerby. Published July1828 by Longman & Co. c1833. 1833 - 22.5 x 30 cm Five examples of Class XXIV Cryptogamia: Fern; Moss; Lichen; Sea Weed & Mushroom. Original hand colouring. Paper has faint print through and light stains. In free ivory bevelled mount. Mount window: 95 x 140 mm. 225 x 300 mm overall. Larger image 1 : Larger Image 2 Ref 39968 : £5 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Echeveria Racemosa, Racemose-flowered Echeveria from Maund & Henslow's The Botanist - Tender and Hardy Ornamental Plants 1837 - 18 x 23 cm Beautifully hand coloured original antique engravings supplied with leaf of descriptive text. Larger image Ref 37518 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Epimedium Alpimum. Alpine Barren Wort. From English Botany, or, Coloured figures of British plants edited by James Edward Smith; the figures by James Sowerby, F.L.S. This work originally dates from 1790 to 1813 but was expanded throughout the nineteenth century and continually re-issued. c1850 - 16.5 x 25 cm Beautifully hand coloured original antique engravings. From the library of Cambridge Professor of Botany from 1861, Charles Cardale Babington. Please see notes on the Botanical Section header page for details. Larger image Ref 37934 : £7 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Equitorial Trees inc. Mahogany, Lignum Vitae, Gum, Ebony. Hand coloured engraving. Archer; Popular Economic Botany 1853 - mount window 11 x 15 cm Botanical: trees. Antique hand coloured engraving. Few tiny spots. In bevel mount (v sl. scuffed - no charge). Larger image Ref 30399 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Fruits and Nuts. 1. Mammee, 2. Papaw, 3. Sour sop, 4. Negro peach, 5. Granadilla, 6. Zabucajo (the lid raised), fruit and nut, 7. Brazil nut and fruit, from William Rhind's The Vegetable Kingdom 1860 - 15 x 24 cm Botanical: Fruit & Nuts. Antique hand coloured engraving. Larger image Ref 37139 : £15 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Glaucium Corniculatum. Scarlet Horn-Poppy. From English Botany, or, Coloured figures of British plants edited by James Edward Smith; the figures by James Sowerby, F.L.S. This work originally dates from 1790 to 1813 but was expanded throughout the nineteenth century and continually re-issued. c1850 - 16.5 x 25 cm Beautifully hand coloured original antique engravings. From the library of Cambridge Professor of Botany from 1861, Charles Cardale Babington. Please see notes on the Botanical Section header page for details. Larger image Ref 37947 : £9 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Hare's Ear Treacle Mustard and two other Mustards from Anne Pratt's The Flowering Plants & Ferns of Great Britain c1860 - 14 x 22 cm Botanical: flora. Original antique chromolithograph. Larger image Ref 35956 : £4 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Laurus Cinnamomum. Medical Botany, Stephenson & Churchill 1834-1836 - mount window 14 x 22 cm Botanical: Medical Plants & Poisonous Vegetables. Antique hand coloured engraving. Free ivory bevel cut mount. Larger image Ref 30383 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Leontice chrysogonum, Golden-kneed Lion's Leaf, from Maund & Henslow's The Botanist - Tender and Hardy Ornamental Plants 1837 - 18 x 23 cm Beautifully hand coloured original antique engravings supplied with leaf of descriptive text. Larger image Ref 37530 : £10 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
 Lesser Celandine, Buttercups and Crowfoots from Anne Pratt's The Flowering Plants & Ferns of Great Britain c1860 - 14 x 22 cm Botanical: flora. Original antique chromolithograph. Larger image Ref 21021 : £6 Return to Antique Prints & Engravings Index |
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