The Flora Capensis of Jakob and Johann Philipp Breyne - Mary Gunn and Enid du Plessis. Ltd ed. 1978

The Flora Capensis of Jakob and Johann Philipp Breyne

by Mary Gunn and Enid du Plessis

Brenthurst First Series, number 4. Standard edition limited to 850 copies. Covered in brown cloth, with gilt-on-black title to spine. The pictorial dust wrapper is covered in removable protecting film; tinted top edge. Contains ninety plates, largely full-colour, with descriptions to facing verso in each case. 

Near fine condition.  Very light stippling to top edges of boards; occasional fox spot.

"Jakob Breyne (1637-1697) and his son Johann Philipp (1680-1764) were wealthy merchants of Danzig who collected rare and exotic plants. In 1724 Johann Philipp had 86 watercolour drawings of plants from the Cape of Good Hope bound in an album. All the drawings are unsigned and were executed by several artists. The Cape is well known for its profusion of indigenous wild flowers, and these centuries-old paintings are here reproduced for the first time, together with an introduction, and notes on each plant depicted." 

Publisher: The Brenthurst Press

Standard Edition, 1978

Language: English

Hardcover: 218 pages

Dimensions: 270 x 260 x 40 mm (L x W x T)

Item Mass: 1.9 kg

Condition: Used