Victoria Regia; or, Illustration of the Royal Water-Lily.... London: Reeve and Benham, 1851. 4 hand-colored lithographs after Fitch. Double atlas folio (458 x 586 mm). Plates only. Some tears in margin, else fine. The complete group of four plates from Hooker and Fitch's work. The Amazonian Royal Water-Lily was one of the most celebrated discoveries of its day. Sir Joseph Paxton had a greenhouse specifically built to cultivate the plant. Fitch's illustrations were primarily made from the Duke of Northumberland's specimen at Syon House. See illustration.
Victoria Regia; or, Illustration of the Royal Water-Lily.... London: Reeve and Benham, 1851. 4 hand-colored lithographs after Fitch. Double atlas folio (458 x 586 mm). Plates only. Some tears in margin, else fine. The complete group of four plates from Hooker and Fitch's work. The Amazonian Royal Water-Lily was one of the most celebrated discoveries of its day. Sir Joseph Paxton had a greenhouse specifically built to cultivate the plant. Fitch's illustrations were primarily made from the Duke of Northumberland's specimen at Syon House. See illustration.
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