Knorr, Georg Wolfgang. German (1705-1761). Eleven plates from "Thesarus rei Herbariae Hortensique Universalis." Secondary title: "Regnum Florae or the kingdom of flowers with all its beauties," Nuremberg: 1750-80. Hand-colored copperplate engravings on laid paper. Each approximately: 10" x 15.5" ++ Plate 7: Anemone pedunculo involucrato, petalis rectis, foliis bipinnatis. ++ Plate 161: Eryngium foliis ad terram cordatis, sub umbrella pinnatis, ciliatis, copiosissimis. ++ Plate V: Viola Martia Purpurea. ++ Plate 87: Millefollium flore incarnato. ++ Plate 189: Solidago caule erecto, racemis alternis erectis. ++ Plate 146: Pimpinella maxima, Canadensis, alba, spicata. ++ Plate 14: Convallaria scaponudo. ++ Plate 86: Scabiosa capitulo globoso major. ++ Plate 70: Plantago angustisolia maior. ++ Plate 76: Rhenum foliis glabrium petiolos sub fulcatis. ++ Plate 180: Arundo pratensis. Arundo pratensis variegata.
Provenance: A Virginia Collector.
Condition: Very good to near fine condition, all with margins. Pale light- staining and minor surface soiling.

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