Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Flora Indica. Curtis's Botanical Magazine. The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed, is an illustrated publication which began in 1787.
The longest running botanical magazine, it is widely referred to by the subsequent name Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Each of the issues contains a description, in formal yet accessible language, and is renowned for featuring the work of two centuries of botanical illustrators. Many plants received their first publication on the pages, and the description given was enhanced by the keenly detailed illustrations. VOL6. VOL5. VOL4. VOL3. VOL2. VOL1. Service Commun de la Documentation - Patrimoine numérisé - H655/0000. List of florilegia and botanical codices. A timeline of illustrated botanical works to 1900.
BC[edit] 6th century Greek copy ofDe Materia Medica 13th century Arabic copy ofDe Materia Medica Das Buch der Natur 1475. Biodiversity Heritage Library. Botanical illustration. American Turk's cap Lily, Lilium superbum, Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-70), About 1750-3, Watercolour and gouache on vellum V&A Museum no.
D.589-1886[1] Botanical illustration is the art of depicting the form, colour, and details of plant species, frequently in watercolour paintings. These are often printed with a botanical description in book, magazines, and other media. Catalog of Botanical Illustrations, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution.