Buy Engraving Botánica Lámina 10 Gras y Cª. Maize, tiger nut, rye, rice, e

- Engraving corresponding to Plate 10 of Botany, belonging to the Popular Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Sciences and Arts, made by Federico Gillman, and formed according to the Iconographic Encyclopaedia and the Conversations Lexicon of Germany.
- The engraving depicts a wide variety of plants such as common millet, bamboo cane, rice, papirus, wool grass, couch grass, etc.
- In the upper margin is the title "BOTANICA", and in the upper right-hand corner is printed "Lam. 10", which identifies it as engraving number 10 in a series on botany.
- In the lower margin are the identifications of the different types of plants such as sugar cane, weeds, wool grass, millet, etc., as well as the imprint "Gras y Compañía. Editores. Madrid".
- Chalcographic etching on steel, although a different technique could also have been used.
- Made in black monochrome tone, very good ink, centred with acceptable margins and with a good stamping.
- The fact that the engraving has a distinctive mark or contrast is of great importance in order to be able to identify data such as the engraver, the artist, the place where it was printed and other details.
Conservation and damage:
- General condition Good.
- The engraving is on medium-thick paper of fair quality.
- The paper is somewhat dirty and has hardly any rust stains.
- The engraving has small tears and folds at the edges and tips.
- If a cleaning is applied to it, the result could be very acceptable.