Buy Engraving Botany Lámina 20 Gras y Cª. Avocado, laurel and nutmeg.

- Engraving corresponding to Plate 20 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 shows a wide variety of leaves and fruits of different trees, such as rhubarb, bledomera, turkey snot, yerba carmin, aristoloquia de virginia, mecereo, etc.
- In the upper margin is the title "BOTÁNICA", and in the upper right-hand corner is printed "Lam. 20", which identifies it as engraving number 20 of a series on botany.
- In the lower margin are the identifications of the different types of leaves and fruits such as Ceylon cinnamon, aristoloquia, Mexican storaque, etc. as well as the imprint "Gras y Compañía. Editores. Madrid".
- Chalcographic etching on steel, although another technique could also have been used.
- Made in black monochrome tone, very well inked, 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.