Antique Print-PERU BALSAM TREE-MYROXYLON PERUIFERUM-von Essenbeck-1820

This print shows a view on the plant Peru balsam tree (Myroxylon peruiferum) with different flower stages (buds, open flowers and seed pods). Balsam of Peru or Peru balsam, also known and marketed by many other names, is a balsam derived from a tree known as Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae; it is found in Central and South America.

Made by an anonymous engraver after von Essenbeck.

Medium: Lithograph with hand colouring on wove paper. Watermark: yes.

Sheet size: 30.7 x 48.7 cm (12.09 x 19.17 inch). Image size: 30.7 x 48.7 cm. (12.09 x 19.17 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Brown edges. Creases. Folds in two corners. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FLOWER-PERU BALSAM TREE-MYROXYLON PERUIFERUM-BUDS-SEED PODS | RBOS-T.45-LARGE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published in the Handbuch der Botanik from Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (14 February 1776 – 16 March 1858). He was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Linnaeus. He described approximately 7,000 plant species (almost as many as Linnaeus himself). ca 1820.