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Lot n° 2440

Lysimachia.

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Lysimachia Galericulata. Lysimachia lutea Pannonica maior. Lysimachia altera Matthisli flore rubescente: whorled loosestrife, purple loosestrife and marsh pest. Copper engraving from Basilius Besler's "Hortus Eystettensis", Eichstätt about 1650, Gr.Fol. (c. 45.5 x 36.5 cm, Blgr. c. 54.5 x 41 cm). Verso lat. text. ╔Dabei: Ders.╗ "Trifolium Bituminosum inodorum (&) odoratum": Asphalt clover. Copper engraving. Gr.Fol. (ca. 47 x 38,5 cm, Blgr. ca. 54,5 x 41 cm). Verso lat. text. - Each sheet to the ob. Corners below. Glass mounted. - 1 sheet each with slight creases in the centre with thin areas and some minor defects behind. - D