Botany · 19th century
€ 1 100
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
Moderate toning and light foxing. No damage.
Antique Coconut Palm Botanical Study, Cocos nucifera, c.1831
This highly detailed botanical engraving presents a full analytical study of the coconut palm, including flowers, fruit, cross-sections, and trunk structure. It is one of the most technically complete plates in the series.
Published in Zenker’s Merkantilische Waarenkunde, the image documents a plant of enormous economic importance, used for food, oil, fiber, and construction.
Original hand coloring is restrained and precise, allowing the structural complexity to remain legible.
Condition report:
Moderate toning and light foxing. No damage.
Framing tips:
A pale grey or parchment mat with a simple dark frame suits the technical focus.
Technique: Copper engraving with original hand coloring
Maker: Jonathan Carl Zenker, Germany, 1831–1832
