Cyrtochilum Bictoniense

by James Bateman

$1,600 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Magnificent hand-colored orchid from James Bateman's The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala. This species was identified in James Bateman's The Orchidaceae of Mexico & Guatemala, published in London between 1837 and 1843, and according to the subscriber's list, limited to 125 copies. The orchid plates...are among the most exceptional ever drawn, capturing the true nature of these exquisite flowers Jack Kramer, Women of Flowers, p. 207 . Blunt notes that the work

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