Lilium Bulbiferum, by H. J. Elwes Spaniel Pineapples are two unusual examples

Pineapples are two unusual examples from George Brookshaw's Pomona Britannica published in 1812

The plates were often hand colored

We have chosen 12 of the most popular plates to reproduce in full color offset

Aside from "opening the door" to Japan in 1852

Lilium Bulbiferum, by H. J. Elwes Spaniel Pineapples are two unusual examplesTHE VICTORIAN ERA H. J. Elwes (1846 1922), a widely traveled naturalist explorer who first became interested in lilies on a trip to the Himalayas. His folio, "A Monograph of the Genus Lilium" was issued on several stages between 1877 and 1880. The plates were drawn by H. J. Elwes, Lilian Snelling and Margaret Stones. H. J. Elwes wrote the text which included all known lilies at that time. The original folios were primarily hand colored lithographs