Description: This scarse print / plate originates from a 1758 edition of 'Pomologia' by Johann Hermann Knoop. This is a well-known Dutch work (first edition) on fruit and domestic horticulture. The fruit is named in the image.
Artists and Engravers: Artist: Johann Hermann Knoop (c.1700-1769). Engraved by Jacob Folkema (1692-1767), a Dutch engraver.
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Subject: Tab. III: 'Appels.' (Apples.) This plate shows different apple varieties: Syden Hemmetje, Somer-Erveling, Suiker-Appel, Princes-Appel, Witte Bloem-Soete, Swaan-Appel, Roode Gulderling, Rode Herfst-Cabrille.
Condition: Very good. General age related toning. Some occasional light staining as visible on scans.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 24 x 33.5 cm. The image size is ca. 21 x 28 cm. Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 9.4 x 13.2 inch. The image size is ca. 8.3 x 11 inch.
Medium: Contemporary (old) hand colored copperplate engraving on a verge type hand laid paper.
Location: A139-21
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