Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition ..

Asclepias Vincetoxi cum Hirundinaria.” / White swallow-wort.​ "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 96
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition ..£105 all whole page. These are better quality items

Cieuta  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 383
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items

Cataputia Minor Lathyris "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 123
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

Erysimum...   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 28
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £.

Thlaspi/Treacle Mustard  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 68
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £45 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items

Calamentha Aquatica. The Common Clalmint "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nür441emberg 1757  pl 131
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

Matricaria  / Chamomile "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 192
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

Conyza & Pulicaria "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 103
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

Bursa Pastoris   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 5
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

Lamium album /white nettle "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 33
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

  Watermint /Mentha aquatica "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 32
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

Baccharis   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 102
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

Anagallis  T "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 43
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

Spinachia / Spinach "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nür49emberg 1757  pl 49
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

Verbena "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 41
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

Salvia Agrestis   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 9
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

 Geranium Columbinium  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 58
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

Parietaria Helixine   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nür217emberg 1757  pl 156
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

Geranium Moschatium "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 150
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition ..  £ 75 watermarked

Calamentha Montana    "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nür318emberg 1757  pl  166
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £ 75 watermarked

Calamentha Officinalis   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 167
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscA second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition urity in 1758.    £ 75 watermarked

Gallium Album  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1751  pl 168
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  This is from the 1751 English language Edition..  £ 75 watermarked

Marum Syriacum "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1751  pl 47
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  This is from the 1751 English language Edition.. £105 inc delivery all whole page. £

Ruta."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1751  pl 7
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  This is from the 1751 English language Edition.. £105

Hippoglosum Bislingua   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1751  pl 128
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  This is from the 1751 English language Edition.. £105 inc delivery all whole page.

Cruciata "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1751  pl 76
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  This is from the 1751 English language Edition.. £105 inc delivery all whole page.

Elatine Veronica  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 170
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition ..  £ 75 watermarked delivery all whole page. £

Atriplex Olida  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 100
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £75 inc delivery all whole page marked would clean

Anserina Argentina    "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 6

    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page

  Virga Pastoris "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 pl 124
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page

Perfoliatafrom   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 pl 95
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page

Androsaemumfrom   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 535 pl 94
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page

Hydropiper from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 pl 119
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page

Galega Ruta   from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 pl 92
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page

Chamaedrises from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 pl 180
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £75 inc delivery all whole page water mark top left corner would mount out or clean

Anagallis Aquatica  from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 pl 48
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page

Atriplex  from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 pl 99
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page

Melissa  from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 pl 27
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page

Sonchus Asper  from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 pl 30
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page

Sonchus Laevis  from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 130
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page

Meliotus from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..."   Elizabeth  Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757
    Elizabeth  Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.    Elizabeth  died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page

Lupin/  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1751  pl 282
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  This is from the 1751 English language Edition.. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Barley /  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg  1751  pl 40
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  This is from the 1751 English language Edition.. £35 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below Mounted  toning

 
 

Aristolochia Rotunda /Mearwort or round-leaved birthwort "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 256
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Buglossum  /Borage  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 500
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Tormentilla  /Tormentil "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 445
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Behen Album ...   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 268
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below. Ppaer on this lightly toned to cream

Morus Nigra Vulgaris /Mulberry "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 126
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £45 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below. .  This one is grubby/toned

Colocynthis / Bitter Cucumber  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nür441emberg 1757  pl 441
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Matricaria  / Chamomile "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 192
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Spica Latifolia / Spike Lavender  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 295
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Galega Ruta Capraria / Goats Rue  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 92
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Serpyllum / Thyme "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 418
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Betonica / Betony  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 45
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Myrtus Boetica Sylvestris / Spanish Wils Myrtle  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 114
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Salvia Agrestis Feu Scorodonia  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 9
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Spinachia / Spinach "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nür49emberg 1757  pl 49
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Aster Atticus Luteus / Golden Starwort "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 272
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Pulegium Cervinium  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 304
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Auricula Judae / Wood Ear  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 334
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Cauda Equina / Mares Tail  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nür217emberg 1757  pl 217
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Pyrethrum /   as in all good insect repellents  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 390
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Satureia Durior / Winter Savory   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nür318emberg 1757  pl
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Persicaria Maculata vel Maculosa / Ladies Thumb  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 118
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscA second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition urity in 1758.   These are better quality items to those below

  The manur'd service tree /  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1751  pl 174
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  This is from the 1751 English language Edition.. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

 

Horse Mint  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1751  pl 292
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  This is from the 1751 English language Edition.. £115 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Macedonian parsley /  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1751  pl 382
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  This is from the 1751 English language Edition.. £35 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below This has a large offsetting mark

Wilding or Crab Tree  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1751  pl 178
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  This is from the 1751 English language Edition.. £35 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below  offsetting mark  halo

 



French Sorrel/  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1751  pl 306
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  This is from the 1751 English language Edition.. £55 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Psyllium perenne ... Fortdaurendes Flöh-Kraut  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 543
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page. These are better quality items to those below

Sedum  Minus  "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 428
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page

Euphragia from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757  pl 427

  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page

Scutlleraria Tertianaria Dicta from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page

Cuscuta from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 pl 554
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page

Muscus Terrestris Lycopodium from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 535 sorry bad pic
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page

Abrotanum Mas from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 pl 555
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page

Anthora  from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 pl 562
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page

Lunaria from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 pl 420
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page

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Solanum Tuberosum  from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757 pl 523b
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £105 inc delivery all whole page

Prunus Sylvestris  from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page base tear to text at base slmost to text

Artemesia  from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page

Lauro Cerasus  from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page

Stoechas Citrina  from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page one mark actually in paper mid rt

Apocnum Syracium from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page

Vaccina  from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page  base tear almost to text some surface soiling

Ophioglossum / adder's-tongue ferns from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page

 Thlaspi Vulgare /mustard  from   "Herbarium Blackwellanium..." Elisabeth Blackwell - Nüremberg 1757
  Elisabeth Blackwell was the artist and engraver of A Curious Herbal in 1737-1739, needed to raise money as her husband was imprisoned for setting up in the printing business without  the required apprenticeship.    Recognising  the need for a definitive/scientific herbal  began working close to the Chelsea Physic Garden.  She also engraved and hand coloured her  prints herself instead of using the three separate craftsmen customary at the time- a botanical illustrator,/ engraver / painter.   She was able to  release her husband from prison, but was soon in more trouble and was executed in Sweden in 1747 for treason.A Curious Herbal",was  published between 1737 and 1739. The book illustrated many odd-looking and unknown plants from the New World, and was designed as a reference work on medicinal plants for the use of physicians and apothecaries.  Elisabeth died in obscurity in 1758.  A second edition was printed 20 years later in a revised and enlarged format in Nuremberg by Dr. Christoph Jacob Trew, a botanist and physician, between 1757 and 1773 and due to paper type could also be from this edition .. £85 inc delivery all whole page Sundew