The True Acanthus et al: Hill 1757

Title: The True Acanthus et al Author: John Hill Date: 1757 Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Condition: Very Good Plus - age toning, minor paper loss left margin, light foxing Inches: 16 x 10 [Paper] Centimeters: 40.6 x 25.4 [Paper] Product ID: 232011 1. The True Acanthus 2. Red Plumeria 3. Pearfruited Solanum 4. Yellow fruited Momordica 5. The Musk Hibiscus 6. Golden Poinciana Eden: or, A Complete Body of Gardening by John Hill, London, dated 1757. Containing plain and familiar directions for raising the several useful products of a garden, fruits, roots, and herbage; From the practice of the most successful gardeners and the result of a long experience. Together with the culture of all kinds of flowers, according to the methods of the English, French and Dutch florists. With figures and descriptions of the flowers and plants proper for a garden.This detailed, charming and whimsical work by John Hill, the first author to introduce the Linnaean taxonomic syst