Botanical Cabinet

Home
>
Stock
>
PRINTS
>
Natural History
>
Botanical
>
Botanical Cabinet

The Botanical Cabinet
The Botanical Cabinet is another example of the grand nineteenth century botanical periodical. The magazine was published monthly by Loddiges & Sons in London from 1817-1833. There were 2,000 charming hand-coloured engravings delineated from living specimens grown in Loddiges' own nursery. It was initiated by Conrad Loddiges, a Dutch horticulturalist who relocated to Hackney in London and later established his famous nursery there. The periodical was like a catalogue for the plants which were offered for sale. The text descriptions are brief and sometimes "highly romantic and scarcely scientific" (Howson).

For further details and to view a larger image,
please click on one of the thumbnails below.