Lithograph Insektenfressend Meyer

Insektenfressende Pflanzen (Insect-Eating Plants) Joseph Meyer Original antique chromolithograph. Illustrator: Verlag des Bibliographischen Institut. From: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, Edition 4, 5 or 6, Book 8. Published: Leipzig, Germany, 1885-1905. Sheet size: Double page, landscape, 9½ x 12 inches, reverse blank. Condition: Excellent; good color, slight toning. Comments: Meyer (1796-1856) was one of the first publishers to employ a system of serial subscription to publication, including the very influential encyclopedia from which this print originates. It helped spread understanding of carnivorous plants through Europe and beyond. Chromolithographs reached their pinnacle at the turn of the 18th century. High quality color images were printed using multiple stones, each “inked” with a different color and each layer aligned with great precision. It is an extinct printing process. “Chromos” today are cultural and historical treasures. The print depicts 9 species of carnivorous plant