John Gerard 1636 Engraving Print of Tobacco ( Tabaco ) from The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes
John Gerard 1636 Woodblock Engraving Print of Tobacco ( Tabaco ) from The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plants WITH MODERN HAND COLOR
THIS PRINT HAS MODERN COLOR ADDED. THE PAGE IS ORIGINAL TO THE 1630S.
Page taken from The Herball or Generall Historie Of Plants by John Gerard, 1636.
Enlarged and Amended by London Apothecarist Thomas Johnson.
Published in London by Adam Islip, Joice Norton, and Richard Whitakers.
Hand Colored by Historian and Professor John Duncan ( 1938-2022 )
This piece measures approximately 12 1/2“ L x 8 1/4“ W. This print is not “New” or in “New Condition.” This is an antique print, printed in 1636, and the current quality of the piece is reflected with its age. This page does sport quite a bit of water damage and some dark foxing on the edges, but the image is intact. There is a minor blemish above the left plant. Please inspect all photos closely.
THE PRINT IN PHOTOS IS THE ONE THAT YOU WILL RECIEVE.
Born at Nantwich in Cheshire, England in the latter part of 1545. Little is known about Gerard’s early life and upbringing, but it is widely speculated from his Coat of Arms that he descended from the landowning Gerard family of the Tudor era. At the age of sixteen he became an apprentice of a barber-surgeon in his younger years, becoming quite successful at the practice and quickly earning the ability to work on his own. He claimed a lot of his plant knowledge came from his travels around the world, though it is unclear how truthful this is, being that he expressed once in a letter having only gone abroad one time. He was regarded as a crook and accused of plagiarism, as a lot of his plates for Herball were another individuals’, Jacobus Theodorus Tabernaemontanus, who had allegedly borrowed some of these woodblocks himself. Often some of the information in it was fabricated entirely. Gerard married Agnes ( Or Anne ) and only one of their five children would survive them after their deaths in 1612 and 1620 respectively.
All items listed are from V&J Duncan in Savannah, GA. The shop began in 1983 with one tabletop of antique maps and has grown into a vast collection of old engravings, mezzotints, lithographs, photographs, old books, and antique prints. We have prints of architectural interest, birds, animals, botanicals, fashion, sporting scenes and tens of thousands of portraits. Our inventory also includes views and maps of Savannah and other cities, all U.S. states and most countries of the world. Visit us in Savannah, Georgia, or shop inventory here online.
All prints are rolled and shipped in a poster tube. Smaller prints will be shipped in a rigid media mail folder.
Don’t see something you’re looking for? Email or call us to see what we have available!
John Gerard 1636 Woodblock Engraving Print of Tobacco ( Tabaco ) from The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plants WITH MODERN HAND COLOR
THIS PRINT HAS MODERN COLOR ADDED. THE PAGE IS ORIGINAL TO THE 1630S.
Page taken from The Herball or Generall Historie Of Plants by John Gerard, 1636.
Enlarged and Amended by London Apothecarist Thomas Johnson.
Published in London by Adam Islip, Joice Norton, and Richard Whitakers.
Hand Colored by Historian and Professor John Duncan ( 1938-2022 )
This piece measures approximately 12 1/2“ L x 8 1/4“ W. This print is not “New” or in “New Condition.” This is an antique print, printed in 1636, and the current quality of the piece is reflected with its age. This page does sport quite a bit of water damage and some dark foxing on the edges, but the image is intact. There is a minor blemish above the left plant. Please inspect all photos closely.
THE PRINT IN PHOTOS IS THE ONE THAT YOU WILL RECIEVE.
Born at Nantwich in Cheshire, England in the latter part of 1545. Little is known about Gerard’s early life and upbringing, but it is widely speculated from his Coat of Arms that he descended from the landowning Gerard family of the Tudor era. At the age of sixteen he became an apprentice of a barber-surgeon in his younger years, becoming quite successful at the practice and quickly earning the ability to work on his own. He claimed a lot of his plant knowledge came from his travels around the world, though it is unclear how truthful this is, being that he expressed once in a letter having only gone abroad one time. He was regarded as a crook and accused of plagiarism, as a lot of his plates for Herball were another individuals’, Jacobus Theodorus Tabernaemontanus, who had allegedly borrowed some of these woodblocks himself. Often some of the information in it was fabricated entirely. Gerard married Agnes ( Or Anne ) and only one of their five children would survive them after their deaths in 1612 and 1620 respectively.
All items listed are from V&J Duncan in Savannah, GA. The shop began in 1983 with one tabletop of antique maps and has grown into a vast collection of old engravings, mezzotints, lithographs, photographs, old books, and antique prints. We have prints of architectural interest, birds, animals, botanicals, fashion, sporting scenes and tens of thousands of portraits. Our inventory also includes views and maps of Savannah and other cities, all U.S. states and most countries of the world. Visit us in Savannah, Georgia, or shop inventory here online.
All prints are rolled and shipped in a poster tube. Smaller prints will be shipped in a rigid media mail folder.
Don’t see something you’re looking for? Email or call us to see what we have available!
John Gerard 1636 Woodblock Engraving Print of Tobacco ( Tabaco ) from The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plants WITH MODERN HAND COLOR
THIS PRINT HAS MODERN COLOR ADDED. THE PAGE IS ORIGINAL TO THE 1630S.
Page taken from The Herball or Generall Historie Of Plants by John Gerard, 1636.
Enlarged and Amended by London Apothecarist Thomas Johnson.
Published in London by Adam Islip, Joice Norton, and Richard Whitakers.
Hand Colored by Historian and Professor John Duncan ( 1938-2022 )
This piece measures approximately 12 1/2“ L x 8 1/4“ W. This print is not “New” or in “New Condition.” This is an antique print, printed in 1636, and the current quality of the piece is reflected with its age. This page does sport quite a bit of water damage and some dark foxing on the edges, but the image is intact. There is a minor blemish above the left plant. Please inspect all photos closely.
THE PRINT IN PHOTOS IS THE ONE THAT YOU WILL RECIEVE.
Born at Nantwich in Cheshire, England in the latter part of 1545. Little is known about Gerard’s early life and upbringing, but it is widely speculated from his Coat of Arms that he descended from the landowning Gerard family of the Tudor era. At the age of sixteen he became an apprentice of a barber-surgeon in his younger years, becoming quite successful at the practice and quickly earning the ability to work on his own. He claimed a lot of his plant knowledge came from his travels around the world, though it is unclear how truthful this is, being that he expressed once in a letter having only gone abroad one time. He was regarded as a crook and accused of plagiarism, as a lot of his plates for Herball were another individuals’, Jacobus Theodorus Tabernaemontanus, who had allegedly borrowed some of these woodblocks himself. Often some of the information in it was fabricated entirely. Gerard married Agnes ( Or Anne ) and only one of their five children would survive them after their deaths in 1612 and 1620 respectively.
All items listed are from V&J Duncan in Savannah, GA. The shop began in 1983 with one tabletop of antique maps and has grown into a vast collection of old engravings, mezzotints, lithographs, photographs, old books, and antique prints. We have prints of architectural interest, birds, animals, botanicals, fashion, sporting scenes and tens of thousands of portraits. Our inventory also includes views and maps of Savannah and other cities, all U.S. states and most countries of the world. Visit us in Savannah, Georgia, or shop inventory here online.
All prints are rolled and shipped in a poster tube. Smaller prints will be shipped in a rigid media mail folder.
Don’t see something you’re looking for? Email or call us to see what we have available!
