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Curtis’s Botanical Magazine

Hand-colored engravings from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, meticulously crafted between 1790 and 1850, are available for sale. These botanical illustrations are not only cherished historical artifacts but also coveted collectibles for enthusiasts of botanical art and natural history. These exquisite pieces, offering glimpses into the botanical wonders of past centuries, are often sought after by collectors, decorators, and individuals with a passion for botany and art.

Each engraving tells a unique story, depicting plant specimens discovered and documented by botanists and explorers during a time of great scientific exploration and discovery. Whether one is drawn to the delicate beauty of a particular flower or the historical significance of a botanical illustration, owning a hand-colored engraving from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine is a way to connect with the rich tapestry of botanical knowledge and discovery that has shaped our understanding of the natural world.

Owning a hand-colored engraving from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine is like possessing a piece of botanical history, a tangible link to the pioneering efforts of botanists and illustrators who sought to document and understand the world’s plant diversity. Each engraving is a testament to the enduring beauty and fascination of the plant kingdom, as well as the skill and dedication of those who sought to capture it on paper for posterity.

  • Curtis Plate 163 Early-Flowering Lychnidea

    Curtis Plate 163 Early-Flowering Lychnidea

    Curtis Plate 163 Early-Flowering Lychnidea

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 166 Mediterranean Stock

    Curtis Plate 166 Mediterranean Stock

    Curtis Plate 166 Mediterranean Stock

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 167 Winged-Podded Sophora

    Curtis Plate 167 Winged-Podded Sophora

    Curtis Plate 167 Winged-Podded Sophora

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 168 Peacock Iris

    Curtis Plate 168 Peacock Iris

    Curtis Plate 168 Peacock Iris

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 169 Scarlet Ixora

    Curtis Plate 169 Scarlet Ixora

    Curtis Plate 169 Scarlet Ixora

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 170 Sengreen Draba, or Whitlow-Grass

    Curtis Plate 170 Sengreen Draba, or Whitlow-Grass

    Curtis Plate 170 Sengreen Draba, or Whitlow-Grass

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 164 Grass-Leaved Crowfoot

    Curtis Plate 164 Grass-Leaved Crowfoot

    Curtis Plate 164 Grass-Leaved Crowfoot

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 165 Heart-Leaved Geranium

    Curtis Plate 165 Heart-Leaved Geranium

    Curtis Plate 165 Heart-Leaved Geranium

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 171 Chinese Ixia

    Curtis Plate 171 Chinese Ixia

    Curtis Plate 171 Chinese Ixia

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 172 Balm-Leaved Archangel, or Dead-Nettle

    Curtis Plate 172 Balm-Leaved Archangel, or Dead-Nettle

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    Curtis Plate 172 Balm-Leaved Archangel, or Dead-Nettle

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    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 173 Cape Aitonia

    Curtis Plate 173 Cape Aitonia

    Curtis Plate 173 Cape Aitonia

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 174 Round-Headed Buddlea

    Curtis Plate 174 Round-Headed Buddlea

    Curtis Plate 174 Round-Headed Buddlea

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 175 Broad-Leaved Kalmia

    Curtis Plate 175 Broad-Leaved Kalmia

    Curtis Plate 175 Broad-Leaved Kalmia

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 176 Common Laburnum

    Curtis Plate 176 Common Laburnum

    Curtis Plate 176 Common Laburnum

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 182 Golden Sage

    Curtis Plate 182 Golden Sage

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    Curtis Plate 182 Golden Sage

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    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 177 Glaucous Kalmia

    Curtis Plate 177 Glaucous Kalmia

    Curtis Plate 177 Glaucous Kalmia

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 178 Heath-Leaved St. John's-Wort

    Curtis Plate 178 Heath-Leaved St. John’s-Wort

    Curtis Plate 178 Heath-Leaved St. John’s-Wort

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 179 Glaucous Fumitory

    Curtis Plate 179 Glaucous Fumitory

    Curtis Plate 179 Glaucous Fumitory

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 180 Scarlet Azalea

    Curtis Plate 180 Scarlet Azalea

    Curtis Plate 180 Scarlet Azalea

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1792 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 181 Scarlet Bladder-Senna

    Curtis Plate 181 Scarlet Bladder-Senna

    Curtis Plate 181 Scarlet Bladder-Senna

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 183 Common Lilac

    Curtis Plate 183 Common Lilac

    Curtis Plate 183 Common Lilac

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 184 Saffron-Coloured Ixia

    Curtis Plate 184 Saffron-Coloured Ixia

    Curtis Plate 184 Saffron-Coloured Ixia

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 185 Rue-leaved Coronilla

    Curtis Plate 185 Rue-leaved Coronilla

    Curtis Plate 185 Rue-leaved Coronilla

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 186 Oval-Headed Selago

    Curtis Plate 186 Oval-Headed Selago

    Curtis Plate 186 Oval-Headed Selago

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 187 Elder-Scented Iris

    Curtis Plate 187 Elder-Scented Iris

    Curtis Plate 187 Elder-Scented Iris

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 188 Azure Convolvulus

    Curtis Plate 188 Azure Convolvulus

    Curtis Plate 188 Azure Convolvulus

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 189 Great-Flowered Heath

    Curtis Plate 189 Great-Flowered Heath

    Curtis Plate 189 Great-Flowered Heath

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 190 Golden Ornithogalum

    Curtis Plate 190 Golden Ornithogalum

    Curtis Plate 190 Golden Ornithogalum

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 191 Silver-Edged Primula

    Curtis Plate 191 Silver-Edged Primula

    Curtis Plate 191 Silver-Edged Primula

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 192 Two-Leaved Lady's Slipper

    Curtis Plate 192 Two-Leaved Lady’s Slipper

    Curtis Plate 192 Two-Leaved Lady’s Slipper

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 193 Narrow-Leaved Narcissus

    Curtis Plate 193 Narrow-Leaved Narcissus

    Curtis Plate 193 Narrow-Leaved Narcissus

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 194 Crown Imperial

    Curtis Plate 194 Crown Imperial

    Curtis Plate 194 Crown Imperial

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 198 White-Leaved Indigo

    Curtis Plate 198 White-Leaved Indigo

    Curtis Plate 198 White-Leaved Indigo

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 199 Alpine Aster

    Curtis Plate 199 Alpine Aster

    Curtis Plate 199 Alpine Aster

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 195 Changeable Wall-Flower

    Curtis Plate 195 Changeable Wall-Flower

    Curtis Plate 195 Changeable Wall-Flower

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 196 Oval-Leaved Saxifrage

    Curtis Plate 196 Oval-Leaved Saxifrage

    Curtis Plate 196 Oval-Leaved Saxifrage

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 197 Two-Flowered Narcissus

    Curtis Plate 197 Two-Flowered Narcissus

    Curtis Plate 197 Two-Flowered Narcissus

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 200 Branching Toad-Flax

    Curtis Plate 200 Branching Toad-Flax

    Curtis Plate 200 Branching Toad-Flax

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 201 Two-Coloured Crane's-Bill

    Curtis Plate 201 Two-Coloured Crane’s-Bill

    Curtis Plate 201 Two-Coloured Crane’s-Bill

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 202 Perennial Lupine

    Curtis Plate 202 Perennial Lupine

    Curtis Plate 202 Perennial Lupine

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 203 Angular-Stalked Crane's-Bill

    Curtis Plate 203 Angular-Stalked Crane’s-Bill

    Curtis Plate 203 Angular-Stalked Crane’s-Bill

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 204 Mountain Crowfoot, or Fair Maids of France

    Curtis Plate 204 Mountain Crowfoot, or Fair Maids of France

    Curtis Plate 204 Mountain Crowfoot, or Fair Maids of France

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 205 Alpine Toad-Flax

    Curtis Plate 205 Alpine Toad-Flax

    Curtis Plate 205 Alpine Toad-Flax

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 206 Anemone-Leaved Geranium

    Curtis Plate 206 Anemone-Leaved Geranium

    Curtis Plate 206 Anemone-Leaved Geranium

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 211 Poplar-Leav'd Stonecrop

    Curtis Plate 211 Poplar-Leav’d Stonecrop

    Curtis Plate 211 Poplar-Leav’d Stonecrop

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 214 Toothed Dragon's-Head

    Curtis Plate 214 Toothed Dragon’s-Head

    Curtis Plate 214 Toothed Dragon’s-Head

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1793 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 231 Solid-Rooted Fumitory

    Curtis Plate 231 Solid-Rooted Fumitory

    Curtis Plate 231 Solid-Rooted Fumitory

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1794 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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  • Curtis Plate 232 Hollow-Rooted Fumitory

    Curtis Plate 232 Hollow-Rooted Fumitory

    Curtis Plate 232 Hollow-Rooted Fumitory

    This original hand-colored engraving from The Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden Displayed created in 1794 by Sydenham Teast Edwards illustrates flowering plants.

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Each engraving in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine is a masterpiece of precision and artistry, meticulously hand-colored to bring out the subtle nuances of each plant specimen. These images served not only to delight the eyes but also to educate and inspire generations of botanists, naturalists, and garden enthusiasts.

Beyond their aesthetic appeal, the engravings in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine are valuable historical documents, chronicling the botanical wonders encountered by explorers and naturalists during a time of burgeoning scientific discovery. They capture the spirit of curiosity and discovery that characterized the Age of Enlightenment, when the natural world was viewed with a sense of wonder and awe.

While original hand-colored engravings from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine are rare and highly prized, they do occasionally become available for sale through reputable antique dealers, auction houses, and specialized botanical art galleries. Acquiring one of these engravings allows one to own a tangible piece of botanical history, a testament to the meticulous craftsmanship and artistic vision of the era.