[LINDENIA
PLATE 506-507.]
Date: 1895- #506-507
ORIGINAL PRINT INCLUDING ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIVE TEXT.
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Order#: LIN-506-507
Size: 10 ¼" x 20 ½" Fold-out
During the second half of the nineteenth century, Belgium
became the center of the world for the cultivation of orchids. Jean Linden
(1817-1898) was instrumental in the discovery and introduction of many new
species. A native of Luxembourg, he moved to Belgium where he imported more than
1,100 different orchids. His explorations included trips to South America, Cuba,
Mexico and the United States. With his son Lucien he founded a nursery known as
Horticulture Internationale in Brussels. Together they published "Lindenia
- Iconographie des Orchidees" an extensive work issued in monthly parts
by subscription over a period of years. It is considered one of the rarest
iconographies published on orchids.
Condition: EXCELLENT. Partial separation of the fold
crease at the edges.
Price: $180.00