Botanical illustration plate from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon
c. 1890s
About this artwork
This is a detailed botanical lithographic plate featuring various plant species, numbered and labeled with their German names, likely from a volume of the Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. It demonstrates the high-quality color printing techniques used in late 19th-century German encyclopedias.
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This print comes from the famous Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, a major German-language encyclopedia that set the standard for late 19th-century reference works. Known for its extensive use of high-quality illustrations and maps, these plates helped make complex scientific and cultural information accessible to the growing middle-class reading public of the time.
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Botanical illustration plate from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon
Unknown authorUnknown author, c. 1890s
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