(Dutch, 1626-1683)

Three from Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen, 1696, Pieter van der Aa, Francois Halma, Leiden, publishers: Fig. 106, Apocynum Americanum Asclepiadeum; Fig. 105, Apocynvm Virginianvm; Fig 222, Nummularia Americana; engravings with late hand coloring on laid paper, plate 12-1/2 x 8-1/8 in., sheet 15-1/4 x 9-3/4 in.; matching 18th century style black and parcel gilt wood frames,18-3/4 x 13-1/4 x 1-1/4 in.

Provenance: Estate of Joe and Betsy Byerly, Greensboro, North Carolina

Note: Depicting gigantic floating plants with romanticized landscapes and entwined with banners identifying the plant, Abraham Munting published his Waare Oeffening der Planten in Amsterdam in 1672 with 40 engraved plates. In 1696 a posthumous edition, Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen, with 245 plates, was published in Leiden by Francois Halma. A third edition was also published titled Phytographia Curiosa exhibens arborum, fructium, herbarum & florum Icones with text in Latin.