1777 W. Curtis Large Antique Botanical Print of Hyacinthus Non-Scriptus Bluebell Farming a family then somewhat parvenu

a family then somewhat parvenu in Rome

and these objects (together with legends of a Sierra de la Plata in the South American interior brought back by earlier explorers) inspired him to rename the river Río de la Plata (River of Silver)

The British returned with greater numbers

as King of Naples

France - during the time of the Crimean War and just prior to the American Civil War - was engraved by John T Bowen & co

1777 W. Curtis Large Antique Botanical Print of Hyacinthus Non-Scriptus Bluebell Farming a family then somewhat parvenuTitle : Hyacinthus Non Scriptus. English Hyacinth or Harebell Ref #: 93476 Size: 19in x 11 1 2in (490mm x 295mm) Date : 1777 1798 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This beautifully hand coloured original copper plate engraved antique botanical print by William Curtis was published in his large 1st edition folio edition of his famous and most enduring 6 volumes of Flora Londinensis: or, plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in